Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states.

Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world's deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) is an advanced practitioner, prepared at the Master of Nursing level or higher. The APRN contributes to the advancement of evidence‑based nursing practice and continuous improvement of comprehensive quality patient care. The APRN advances oncology nursing practice as an expert clinician, interdisciplinary consultant, educator, researcher, and nursing leader. The APRN achieves this through involvement in clinical support, education, research, organizational support, quality initiatives and professional growth.

The APRN is accountable to be responsive to the dynamic needs of the organization, staff and patients within the changing health care environment.

This position will be 1.0

FTE/full-time Monday - Friday, from 8am - 4:30pm with some flexibility.

• Expert clinician
• Interdisciplinary consultant
• Educator
• Researcher:
  Translate research into nursing practice. Participates in Nursing research
• Nurse Leader

Required:

• Master's Degree in Nursing
• Registered Nurse
• Current BLS AHA Health Provider Card (or equivalent course, such as by the American Red Cross) and renewal required every two years
• Must have current Washington State Registered Nurse (RN) license or current NLC multistate license (MSL); and MSL with Primary State of Residence to WA is required within 60 days of hire. This requirement may be waived under specific circumstances, subject to approval.
• Uses knowledge of differential illness diagnoses and treatments in comprehensive, holistic assessments of patients within the context of disease and treatments – the outcome being a diagnosis of the etiologies of problems that require nursing interventions to prevent or alleviate symptoms, functional problems and complications.
• Design, implement and evaluate innovative individual and/or population‑based programs of care to achieve targeted nursing‑sensitive patient outcomes.
• Consults with staff regarding assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. Serves as a role model and provides information and resources to cultivate staff skills and enhance nursing practice.
• Serves as a leader, consultant and change agent in advancing the practice of nursing among other nurses and across organizations.
• Contributes clinical expertise and nursing perspectives to decision‑making processes through committees, project development and work groups that align with the organization’s mission, goals and values.
• Leads selected projects or programs with focus on fiscal responsibility, quality and patient safety.
• Develops collaborative inter‑professional relationships and draws on these relationships to enhance clinical care and achieve positive outcomes.
• Interprets the multiple dimensions of nursing care that require system‑level resources and provides leadership to ensure the system…