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Registered Nurse (RN) - Oncology Infusion

Company: Hartford HealthCare
Location: Fairfield
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

Description Job Schedule: Full Time Standard Hours: 40 Job Shift: Shift 1 Shift Details: Work where every -moment -matters.

The Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute focuses on offering our cancer patients an unparalleled network of coordinated services- all under one roof. Our system of care includes a truly integrated team with the most talented, experienced, and compassionate caregivers and physicians, backed by the latest cutting-edge technology.
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The Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at St. Vincent's Medical Center has been designated as the first Care Partner of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in the United States. Hartford HealthCare is set to open a new state-of-the-art cancer center at 4185 Black Rock Turnpike near the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield in April 2025. The 25,000-square-foot facility will offer chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, surgical consultations, imaging and laboratory testing on site.
Registered Nurse (RN) will work in our outpatient Infusion Centers providing holistic, quality nursing care for patients/families and/or others for a patient population within the Infusion Centers. Responsibilities include but, are not limited to the following: -
--- Demonstrates excellent ability to perform patient assessments, and provide symptom management as well as patient and family education.
--- Practices safe administration of chemotherapy/biotherapy, infusions, injections, and transfusions.
--- Acts as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide continuity of care throughout various stages of treatment and follow-up including, but not exclusive to: providers, social work, dietician, integrative medicine, pharmacy, navigators, laboratory, radiation therapy, genetics, and clinical research.
--- Collaborate with provider offices to schedule patients for infusion visits.
--- Triage of patients through use of pathways and collaboration with physicians for toxicities, symptom management and needs for referrals within the RN scope of practice.
--- Manage a caseload of patients receiving a variety of infusion and oral therapies on an outpatient basis.
--- Demonstrates high level skills to manage complex workload effectively to provide safest, high quality care.
---Demonstrates an excellent ability to communicate through various methods and with various audiences to achieve desired outcome(s).
---Participates and engages in continuous professional development, safety behaviors and focus on the patient experience.
--- Participates in the implementation of clinical support programs to ensure optimal care throughout the health-care continuum.Qualifications Minimum Requirements:
--- Current Connecticut RN License
--- Current OCN Chemotherapy/Biotherapy card (or within first month of hire)
Education:
---BSN strongly preferred

Experience:
---Two (2) years of Previous Oncology Nursing experience strongly preferred

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge - helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is -your moment.

Keywords: Hartford HealthCare, Fairfield , Registered Nurse (RN) - Oncology Infusion, Healthcare , Fairfield, Connecticut

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