Registered Nurse, Hem​/Oncology Clinical Nursing

Position

Registered Nurse – Hematology/Oncology Clinical Nursing – 32 Hours (Days)

The Oncology Registered Nurse is focused on patient assessment, patient education, the coordination of care, administration of therapy, symptom management and supportive care for the Oncology and Hematology patients at Dana‑Farber Cancer Institute. The Registered Nurse cares for individuals receiving therapy for oncologic and hematologic problems. The nurse’s responsibilities include assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care for a complex patient population.

The nurse’s role includes administration of chemotherapy and other medications and infusions, telephone nursing care, direct patient care and charge capture/billing for all services rendered. The nurse provides patient and family education and psychosocial and emotional support. He/she is a member of a multidisciplinary care team that requires effective communication and collaboration with co‑workers and staff as well as collaborating institutions and agencies.

The role requires clinical expertise, critical thinking, collaborative practice, excellent communication skills, and an understanding of the principles and practices of clinical research. The nurse delivers expert, evidence‑based nursing care to patients and families, implements the nursing process (assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation), promotes health care outcomes in concert with currently accepted clinical practice guidelines, analyzes assessment data to develop and support clinically accurate diagnoses, collaborates proactively with all interdisciplinary team members with a patient‑centered focus to facilitate and maximize patient healthcare outcomes, and plans care by establishing goals with measurable outcomes.

The nurse implements the plan of care, evaluates the patient’s response to interventions, documents care according to Institute and regulatory agencies’ requirements, administers medications and other treatments (including chemotherapy), may administer blood transfusions, evaluates educational and psychological needs of patients and families and incorporates identified needs into the plan of care, educates patients and families regarding treatment modalities (including chemotherapy and radiation therapy and symptom management), reviews patients’ clinical status and laboratory values pre‑treatment and consults with provider when appropriate, evaluates and determines the need for patient referrals to other interdisciplinary team members as appropriate, identifies appropriate community resources to promote continuity of care and make appropriate referrals, manages patient care across the continuum, making appropriate referrals to home care and hospice as necessary, prepares and administers chemotherapy/biotherapy and supportive therapy in accordance with ASCO/ONS Guidelines, recognizes and responds to emergency situations appropriately, maintains BLS certification, provides telephone triage according to policies and documents telephone interactions, serves as a resource to medical personnel in other health facilities, establishes rapport with patients and families from a variety of cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds, interacts with patients and families in a caring and compassionate manner respecting the need for privacy and confidentiality, develops approaches to problem solving which meet the individual needs of patients and families, demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide age‑specific care, fosters an environment sensitive to the needs of diverse populations, manages the environment of patient care, monitors the environment of care with attention to patient safety, complies with applicable policies, adheres to the Code of Ethics for Nurses, bases care on the Standards of Oncology Nursing Practice and Oncology Nursing Society Chemotherapy Guidelines, works collaboratively and functions as an effective member of the health care team, demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively with peers and co‑workers, effectively addresses and manages conflicts, demonstrates excellent communication…