Description

Department:

37340 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Hematology/Oncology Clinic

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Varies

Position Highlights :

• Shift Schedule: (FT 40hours)4 days, 10 hours, and on-call
• Department: Apheresis Nurse Hematology and Oncology
• Location: Apheresis 7cc, Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem NC 27157

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION:

1. Current license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of North Carolina.
2. Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification (or equivalent) required.
3. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required within one year of hire.
4. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications preferred.
5. Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) certification required prior to involvement in research protocols (required within one year of hire).
6. Apheresis Specialty Certification, Qualifications in Apheresis (QIA), within 2 years of qualifying to sit for the certification required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Patient care, procedure planning, and coordination
   1. Coordinating, facilitating, and scheduling of apheresis treatments for the outpatient clinic, research services, and the inpatient services.
   2. Triage the urgency of patient conditions and need of treatments.
   3. Assist with procedure consent, procedure orders, and venous access resources.
   4. Assist with evaluation of patient's medication for compatibility and safety during the apheresis procedure.
   5. Be able to perform apheresis procedures in which training and competency have been completed including, but not limited to, therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE), red blood cell exchange (RBCX), white blood cell depletion (WBCD), cellular collection processes for therapeutic, research, and commercial (CAR-T) products, and extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP), and any additional required process initiation or changes.
   6. Be able to evaluate the patient, the on-going procedure, deliver required electrolyte replacements, and monitor required laboratory results though out the procedure.
   7. Participate in clinical research protocols including indicated procedures, data collection, testing, evaluation, and analysis.
   8. Educate patients, their families, and other healthcare professionals to the clinical processes of apheresis.
   9. Complete detailed documentation including electronic medical record procedural flow charts, multiple production applications, and QA/QI data collection.
2. Venous Access
   1. Understand the use, care, and competency for venous accesses used in apheresis including high flow central venous devices, ports, and large bore peripheral IV.
   2. Recommend attending the CEAL training course for using the ultrasound to assess possibility of using peripheral IV access for apheresis procedures with goal of completing competency on 1) venous assessment, 2) ultrasound guided IV access placement.
3. Quality assurance activities including:
   1. Chart review, procedure and process data collection, risk identification, risk assessment, corrective action planning and implementation, and process review.
   2. Demonstrate knowledge and compliance with all departmental and organizational standard operating procedures, policies, practices, and regulations.
   3. Work with collaborative team on weekly TTP patient care conference for patient review and follow-up.
   4. Represents Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in the hospital and in the community by maintaining and promoting a positive organizational and professional image.
4. Equipment and Supply Management
   1. Maintain a working knowledge and competency for each type of apheresis procedural equipment including set up and take down, proper procedural use, cleaning, documentation, and maintenance and rotation schedule.
   2. Assist in processes of equipment qualification, validation, and on-going quality verification.
   3. Maintain the treatment and storage areas including routine procedural and weekly cleaning and stocking.
   4. Supply management, including ordering, receiving, obtaining certifications, documentation, and kit assembly.
   5. Assembles, restocks, and maintains supplies and equipment in a state of readiness to maintain a clean, safe, and efficient work environment.
5. Performs other responsibilities incidental to the work described herein.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Must be able to work independently and as a team with the apheresis nurses and other collaborating nurses and medical staff.
2. Must have Ability to prioritize work activities and achieve procedural goals in a systematic and timely manner.
3. Must be able to maintain take a high-volume weekly clinic schedule in addition to a rotating on-call service for after hours, weekends, and holidays.
4. Must maintain an active role in professional education, competency verification, unit activities, and leadership processes.
5. Complete necessary training and demonstrate competency to perform each job function.
   1. Able to intervene in apheresis related critical or emergent situations.
   2. Have basic knowledge of apheresis applicable disease processes including labs and therapeutic apheresis goals related to the disease.
   3. Maintain competencies on the Spectra Optia Blood Cell Separator and Therakos Cellex Photopheresis machines including ability to trouble shoot alarms

Pay Range
$34.90 - $52.35

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Apheresis RN, Hematology and Oncology