Registered Nurse, Breast Imaging

Job Title

Registered Nurse

Job Description

The Registered Nurse is a member of an interdisciplinary care team. This role provides patient centric care and is primarily responsible for nursing assessment and diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Our nurses are vital to the journey of cancer care. We invite you to explore our career opportunities and apply online for more information.

This position is per diem.

Responsibilities

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 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

Qualifications

Required:

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing

Must have current Washington State Registered Nurse (RN) license or current NLC multistate license (MSL); and MSL primary state of residence must be updated to 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 Health Provider Card (or equivalent course, such as by the American Red Cross) and renewal required every two years

Additional certification may be required dependent upon department.

Critical thinking; the ability to practice the cognitive skills of analyzing, applying standards, discriminating, information seeking, logical reasoning, predicting, and transforming knowledge

Ability to develop clinical judgment.

Time Management skills; the ability to organize and manage time and tasks independently

Ability to communicate effectively by looking and listening for cues, asking open-ended questions, exploring cues, using pauses, screening responses, and clarifying response.

Ability to effectively listen by using reflecting, acknowledging, summarizing, empathizing, and paraphrasing skill.

Ability to effectively provide information by checking what information the person knows already, giving small amounts of information at a time, using clear terms and avoiding jargon, avoiding detail unless it is requested, checking for understanding, and pausing and waiting for a response.

Preferred:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Two years of nursing experience

The hourly pay range for this position is from $54.78 to $101.42, which includes the per diem differential, and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications. This position may be eligible for relocation assistance. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees access to a retirement savings plan, an employee assistance program, and paid sick leave (1 hour for every 30 hours worked).

Additional Information

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability (physical or mental), marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, or membership in any other legally protected class. We desire priority referrals of protected veterans. If due to a disability you need assistance/and or a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to Human Resources.

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