Chemotherapy Coordinator- Hema/Oncology

Job Summary

Assesses, plans, facilitates and evaluates the coordination of in-patient chemotherapy patient care according to unit/department policies and procedures.

Provides clinical leadership, utilizes effective problem-solving strategies and applies evidence-based practice to ensure timely treatments of detailed protocols. 
Facilitates patient throughput with chemotherapy admissions, minor procedures/OR procedural processes, and overall workflow efficiencies related to the individualized roadmap.

 Responsible for maintaining and revising practice standards and facilitates order set changes as they pertain to processes including power plan updates aligned with Children's Oncology Group updated protocols.

Works under the supervision of the Nursing Manager/Director. 

Job Specific Duties


* Oversees & administers direct care to immune-compromised patients including Central line/IV site monitoring, lab draws & monitoring during high census; performs nursing assessment & intervention. 


* Ensures chemotherapy patient admission have the correct day and the correct FIN including validation of prior studies needed before day 1 of chemotherapy according to roadmap. 


* Verifies every chemotherapy patient's Roadmap, protocol, power plan and orders for correctness and accuracy, daily. 


* Facilitate communication between nurses and physician/APRN's for clarifications on orders needed for chemotherapy and supportive medications.


* Ensures communication of the patient's progress to physicians/APRN's including critical findings and changes in the patients' condition during chemotherapy treatment. 


* Provide daily timely education to nurses on unit for information about chemotherapies, monitoring, and patient education including individual patient needs for following cycle. 


* Witness chemotherapy on the unit by following and reinforcing the chemotherapy administration standard work with oncology nurses. 


* Witness chemotherapy administration off the oncology unit ensuring chemotherapy administration guidelines are adhered to.


* Identifies and updates powerplans to be in alignment with COG protocols by actively participating as the nursing expert in workgroups. 


* Ensures communication and coordination between pharmacy and bedside nurse for timely admiration of chemotherapy.  


* Maintains inpatient data collection for Cancer Institute and regulatory bodies. 


* Plans, implements and documents the plan of care in collaboration with the other disciplines and services to assure safe and efficient care.


* Follows physician’s orders, administers chemotherapy & patient medications, and reconstitutes medications when needed.

Adheres to six rights of medication administration as per policy. 


* Provides interventions which include electrolyte infusions, sepsis monitoring, and transfusions with blood products. 


* Ensures safe analgesics/narcotics administration, monitoring and ...