Infusion Nurse, Cancer Center(PRN)
2 months ago
As an Infusion Nurse, you will provide patient care activities within the scope of nursing practice that include, but not limited to patient assessment, symptom management, medication administration and management, monitoring of infused medications, performing IV placements, accessing ports, and collaboration with healthcare providers and clinical team across all departments. Your leadership skills in decision making and problem solving are essential. Your ability to provide comprehensive patient and family education including information about treatments, medications, chemotherapy and other appropriate items, is required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.
Clinical
Administers chemotherapy and biologicals, assisting in obtaining informed consent, and discussing side effects and treatment with patients and families. Provides emotional support (together with social worker) and instructions to patients and families. Administers study of drugs and biologicals. Triage duties.
- Able to provide education re: treatment, and side effects.
- Assesses patients and addresses symptom management
- Triage calls and follow-up
- Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to navigate patients through treatment
- Provides education services to patients and their families and other hospital staff. Develops content, resource materials and coordinates educational plan.
- Shares and learns new approaches in the care of patients through conferences and workshops.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
** New grads are accepted for this position**
Education
- Associate's degree or higher in Nursing
- Current and valid Nursing license in the District of Columbia
- Current and valid ONS Chemo-Bio certification within 6 months of hire date.
- Familiarity with vascular access devices preferred
- Prior professional experience with safe administration of Chemotherapy/Biotherapy preferred
- Strong knowledge of assessing patient physical symptoms and lab work
- Basic computer and word processing skills.
- A minimum of 2 years of experience as an Oncology Nurse preferred
- Sit, walk, reach, bend, or twist for long periods in a clinical setting.
- Must be able to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 100 lbs. as part of the role.
- Regularly exposed to healthcare settings that may require personal protective equipment.
- Requires manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, calculator, copier machine, and other equipment.
About GW MFA
MFA physicians provide comprehensive patient care, offering one practice for the whole person with 52 medical and surgical specialties. As members of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences faculty, MFA providers are teachers and mentors for medical students, residents, fellows, and researchers preserving the rich tradition of academics, research, and healing. In addition to maintaining a closely integrated alliance with The George Washington University and The George Washington University Hospital (GWUH) which is separately owned and operated by Universal Health Services (UHS), the GW MFA has active referring relationships with 12 area hospitals.
The GW MFA’s leading healthcare presence in the DC metro region is complemented by a network of community-based practices in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Given its geographic location in central NW Washington, DC, and proximity to more than 175 resident embassies, the MFA continues to evolve its international clinical outreach.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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