Registered Nurse-Heme​/Heme Malignancies

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. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

The Clinical Nurse Coordinator provides clinical support to medical providers, delivering care management for their entire panel of patients. As the primary point of contact for complex outpatients, the Heme CNC ensures continuity of care through nursing assessments, triage, patient education and care coordination. The Clinical Nurse Coordinator is an integral part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team that collaborates closely to deliver the highest level of patient care.

This is a part‑time position at the South Lake Union location (Monday through Friday 8:00 am–4:30 pm).

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

• Educate patients and families specifically about rehabilitation services.
• Provide telephone and email symptom triage.
• Engage in meaningful patient follow‑up and care coordination (e.g., post‑procedure, medication side effects).
• Orient new patients to the service line.
• Offer caregiver support.
• Assist with in‑clinic procedures (setup, consent, time‑out, patient positioning).
• Assess needs for additional supportive care resources.
• Manage prescription refills and address medication questions.
• Review results.

• Supportive care referrals.
• FMLA and disability paperwork, ferry passes.
• Coordinate outside clinical care and ensure continuity with outside providers.
• Collaborate with the research team for patients on trial.
• Place physiatry return orders and supportive‑care referral orders as directed by the MD.
• Coordinate responses to patient inquiries via MyChart and phone.
• Coordinate lab tests and notifications.
• Coordinate with supportive‑care and medical care teams as needed across Fred Hutch sites.
• Facilitate external referrals for ongoing rehabilitation needs.
• Manage Epic Rehab Medicine Clinical Support InBasket inquiries from patients, staff, or other providers.

• Attend regular team meetings with provider and nursing teams.
• Coordinate care with ancillary services.
• Delegate tasks to appropriate team members.
• Coordinate patient schedules with the clinic team.
• Collaborate with infusion RN and other care‑team members to meet patient needs.
• Manage and escalation of issues in real time in the clinic.

• Document all nursing care activities accurately and timely.
• Demonstrat…