Registered Nurse - Infusion - Peninsula Clinic - Per Diem

About the Center

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization located in Seattle, the only National Cancer Institute‑designated cancer center in Washington.

Registered Nurse – Per Diem (Peninsula Clinic, Poulsbo, WA). Shifts are typically 8 hours, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• Assess physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs and evaluate patients’ adaptation to health changes
• Develop a plan of care based on disease, symptoms, and response to treatment
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers on disease processes, treatment, side effects, and symptom management
• Coordinate with inter‑disciplinary team to ensure continuity of care
• Refer patients, families, and caregivers to other clinical resources/professionals such as social work, home health, clinical nutrition, etc.
• Implement, evaluate, and modify plan of care
• Integrate research and evidence‑based knowledge into clinical practice

• Demonstrate knowledge of standard treatment and medication side effects
• Perform nursing assessment, review relevant lab results, assess pain and other symptoms
• Administer IV hydration, electrolyte replacement, chemotherapy/biotherapy, and blood products

• Demonstrate awareness of the potentially hazardous nature of many agents and use correct precautions when handling them
• Follow all procedures regarding safe disposal of materials used in the administration of chemotherapy or other hazardous agents and blood products

• Provide patient and family education in coordination with treatment and care plan
• Conduct learning needs assessment for patient and caregiver(s)
• Ensure patients have clinic contact information and understand when to call if symptoms arise or persist post‑infusion therapy