Registered Nurse- Ambulatory Care Nursing

The Staff Nurse’s responsibilities include assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for a complex patient population. The infusion nurse provides patient and family education and psychosocial and emotional support. He/she is a member of a multidisciplinary care team that requires effective communication and collaboration with co‑workers and staff at the Institute, BWH, and other collaborating institutions and agencies. The infusion nurse identifies his/her own professional goals and learning needs. The role requires clinical expertise, critical thinking, collaborative practice, excellent communication skills and an understanding of the principles and practices of clinical research. Location: Boston and surrounding communities, Dana‑Farber Cancer Institute – a leader in cancer research and patient care.

Deliver expert, evidence‑based nursing care to patients and families.

Implements nursing process: assesses patient and family needs, analyzes assessment data to develop and support clinically accurate diagnoses, plans care by establishing measurable goals, implements the plan of care, and evaluates the patient’s response to interventions.

Documents care according to Institute and regulatory agencies’ requirements.

Administers medications, including chemotherapy, and performs procedures safely and efficiently in accordance with Institute policy. May administer blood transfusions.

Evaluates educational and psychological needs of patient and family, incorporates identified needs into the plan of care.

Educates patient and family regarding aspects of disease and treatment modalities, including chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Recognizes and responds to emergency situations appropriately. Identifies appropriate community resources to promote continuity of care and makes appropriate referrals.

Complies with accepted standards of professional nursing practice and licensure/registration requirements applicable to the nursing role.

Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide age‑specific care and support.

Fosters an environment that is sensitive to the needs of diverse populations, including culture, ethnicity, gender, and age.

Manage the environment of patient care.

Monitors the environment of care, ensuring patient safety and compliance with regulatory agency standards.

Complies with Institute, Nursing and Patient Care Services, and unit policies, procedures, work rules and standards of conduct.

Adheres to the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements (ANA, 2001) in all aspects of professional practice.

Contribute to goal setting and achievement at the unit, division, and Institute levels.

Participates in unit, program‑based, and divisional committees, councils, and initiatives.

Participates in QA/QI projects.

Supports research activities within the unit, division, and Institute.

Work collaboratively as an effective member of the health care team.

Demonstrates effectiveness as a contributing member to the multidisciplinary health care team.

Delegates as appropriate, and supervises assistive personnel in patient care.

Functions in the charge nurse role when necessary, collaborating with staff and coordinating flow of patients into infusion areas.

Pursues active membership in local and national professional organizations.

Procedural Nurse Responsibilities

Delivers expert, evidence‑based nursing care to patients and families.

Performs pre‑procedural assessment by obtaining medical history via pre‑procedural phone call, assessing safety and tolerability of procedural sedation, performing medication reconciliation, reviewing procedural sedation history, and providing pre‑procedural instructions.

Creates patient‑specific premedication regiment in collaboration with procedure APP.

Co‑signs Intrathecal Chemotherapy administered by APP; assists in emergency nursing procedures.

Keeps abreast of changing techniques in procedural nursing, maintaining a high level of expertise in critical care.

Responsible for intraprocedural monitoring of patients, maintaining active airway and assessing effective circulation and respiration via capnography and telemetry monitoring.

Coordinates correct research specimen collection with research coordinators; Provides support for biopsy specimen collection when not acting in a procedural sedation role.

Associate degree in Nursing. A Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is strongly preferred; if an Associate degree in Nursing, must complete a BSN degree within 4 years. Experience: 1 year of recent experience as a Registered Nurse. Ambulatory and/or oncology experience preferred.

License/Certification/Registration Required

Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (or State of New Hampshire, as applicable). Professional nursing certification preferred (OCN, BMTCN, CPHON, AOCNP, CRNI, RN‑BC).

Demonstrates understanding of special needs and behaviors of age groups served: young adults to geriatrics.

Dana‑Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

The hiring range is based on market pay structures, with individual salaries determined by factors such as business needs, market conditions, internal equity, and based on the candidate’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications. For union positions, the pay range is determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

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