RN Oncology Infusion

Hartford HealthCare at Home

$75K — $95K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Current Connecticut RN License
  • Current OCN Chemotherapy/Biotherapy card (or within first month of hire)
  • BSN strongly preferred
  • Two (2) years of Previous Oncology Nursing experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

  • Perform patient assessments and provide symptom management and education to patients and families.
  • Administer chemotherapy, biotherapy, infusions, injections, and transfusions safely.
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team for continuity of care throughout treatment stages.
  • Coordinate with provider offices to schedule patient infusion visits.
  • Triage patients and collaborate with physicians for symptom management and referrals.
  • Manage caseloads of patients receiving various infusion and oral therapies on an outpatient basis.
  • Engage in continuous professional development and focus on enhancing the patient experience.

Benefits

  • Engagement in continuous professional development opportunities
  • Participation in the implementation of clinical support programs
  • Collaboration with a diverse multidisciplinary team
  • Focus on providing holistic and quality patient care
  • Opportunity to manage complex patient cases within a supportive environment.
Full Job Description
Registered Nurse (RN) will work in our outpatient Infusion Centers providing holistic, quality nursing care for patients/families and/or others for a patient population within the Infusion Centers. Responsibilities include but, are not limited to the following: • Demonstrates excellent ability to perform patient assessments, and provide symptom management as well as patient and family education. • Practices safe administration of chemotherapy/biotherapy, infusions, injections, and transfusions. • Acts as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide continuity of care throughout various stages of treatment and follow-up including, but not exclusive to: providers, social work, dietician, integrative medicine, pharmacy, navigators, laboratory, radiation therapy, genetics, and clinical research. • Collaborate with provider offices to schedule patients for infusion visits. • Triage of patients through use of pathways and collaboration with physicians for toxicities, symptom management and needs for referrals within the RN scope of practice. • Manage a caseload of patients receiving a variety of infusion and oral therapies on an outpatient basis. • Demonstrates high level skills to manage complex workload effectively to provide safest, high quality care. • Demonstrates an excellent ability to communicate through various methods and with various audiences to achieve desired outcome(s). • Participates and engages in continuous professional development, safety behaviors and focus on the patient experience. • Participates in the implementation of clinical support programs to ensure optimal care throughout the health-care continum Qualifications: Minimum Requirements: • Current Connecticut RN License • Current OCN Chemotherapy/Biotherapy card (or within first month of hire) Education: • BSN strongly preferred Experience: • Two (2) years of Previous Oncology Nursing experience strongly preferred

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