Clinical Nurse Coordinator - GI Care Neighborhood

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 new and innovative ways of solving problems.

The Clinical Nurse Coordinator (CNC) in the GI Care Neighborhood provides direct and indirect care to GI Oncology patients, including those participating in research. The CNC will work with the GI Care Team—physicians, advanced practice providers, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, medical assistants, research coordinators and non‑clinic staff—to provide collaborative, patient‑centered care. The CNC will build rapport and trust with the patient population and is expected to communicate and work effectively with all team members.

This position is 1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week.

• Assesses physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs and evaluates patients’ adaptation to health changes.
• Develops a plan of care based on patients’ disease, symptoms, and response to treatment.
• Educates patients, families, and caregivers on disease processes, treatment, side effects and symptom management.
• Coordinates with the inter‑disciplinary team to ensure continuity of care.
• Refers patients, families and caregivers as appropriate to other clinical resources/professionals such as social work, home health care, clinical nutrition, etc.
• Implements, evaluates and modifies plan of care.
• Integrates research and evidence‑based knowledge into clinical practice.

• Educates patients and families: chemotherapy, central lines, injections, home care.
• Telephone, e‑mail and in‑person symptom triage.
• New patient orientation.
• Caregiver support.
• Assessment of needs for additional supportive care resources.
• Prescription refills.
• Result reviews.

• Supportive care referrals.
• Assist with FMLA paperwork, disability paperwork, ferry passes.
• Coordination of outside clinical care.
• Ensuring continuity of care with outside providers.
• Collaboration with research team for patients on trial.

• Attend regular team meetings with provider and nursing teams.
• Coordinate care with ancillary services.
• Delegate tasks to appropriate team members.
• Co‑ordinate patient schedules with clinic team.
• Collaborate with infusion RN and other care team members to assure patient needs are met.
• Real‑time management and escalation of issues in clinic.

• Document all nursing care activities accurately and in a timely fashion.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of patient privacy rights.
• Active participation in continuing education, departmental projects, committee work and quality improvement initiatives.

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Must have current Washington State Registered Nurse (RN) license or current NLC multistate license (MSL); and must upgrade to an MSL with primary state of residence, WA, within 60 days of hire. This requirement may be waived under specific circumstances, subject to approval.
• Applicants that do not have previous oncology experience will be provided additional training and support.
• Current BLS AHA…