RN Oncology Infusion

Hartford HealthCare at Home

$80K — $100K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Current Connecticut RN License required.
  • OCN Chemotherapy/Biotherapy card must be obtained within the first month of hire.
  • BSN strongly preferred.
  • Minimum of two (2) years of previous oncology nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Perform patient assessments and manage symptoms with patient and family education.
  • Administer chemotherapy, biotherapy, infusions, injections, and transfusions safely.
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care.
  • Schedule patient visits for infusion in coordination with provider offices.
  • Triage patients and manage symptoms in partnership with medical staff.
  • Manage a caseload of outpatient patients receiving various infusion therapies.
  • Engage in ongoing professional development and focus on enhancing patient experience.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for continuous professional development.
  • Participation in clinical support programs.
  • Collaborative work environment with multiple healthcare professionals.
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 continuum. 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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