RN- Ambulatory Hematology
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Location: Boston, MA 02115
Description:
Job Posting Description
The Staff Nurse will be responsible for:
The Staff Nurse will be responsible for:
- Working with the hematology team to provide care for patients of all ages from newborn through young adulthood with a wide variety of acute and chronic non-malignant hematologic conditions. These include sickle cell disease, various forms of anemia, hemophilia and other coagulation disorders, ITP and other platelet disorders, and neutropenia and other disorders of white cells.
- Managing clinic patient flow and attending to patient care needs and patient education in hematology clinic. Consulting with the medical team to respond to phone calls from active hematology patients/families calling with acute medical issues and concerns. Communicating with families to provide follow-up after hospital discharge. Coordinating patient care and providing education/documentation to community providers, including outside institutions, PCPs, and school and camp personnel.
- Reviewing referral documentation and labs from both internal and community providers to determine reason for referral, appropriate timeframe and provider for hematology consultation.
- A BSN degree
- At least 3 years of pediatric/adolescent RN experience required. Inpatient or outpatient hematology/oncology experience is preferred.