Registered Nurse- Infusion

To us, it's about living life to the fullest while serving our patients, teammates, neighbors and friends. We are dedicated and passionate in everything we do, seeking challenge and appreciating the routes that got us here. Whether our path is clinical or not, we all came to find balance and meaning in our lives within the work we are passionate about and the adventures we live.

Vail Health has become the world’s most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital. This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail.

In addition to the hospital, Vail Health has many access points including:

• Howard Head Sports Medicine offers physical therapy services at 10 locations and works closely with our internationally renowned orthopedic partners at The Steadman Clinic and Vail-Summit Orthopedics & Neurosurgery.
• Vail Health also owns interest in multiple joint venture ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) throughout the region.
• Colorado Mountain Medical, Beaver Creek Medical Center, urgent care clinics in Vail, Dillon, Avon and Eagle, Edwards medical campus and Eagle Healthcare Center.
• The Shaw Cancer Center and Sonnenalp Breast Center are the region’s only fully accredited cancer treatment center and comprehensive breast center.
• Vail Health is also leading the way in serving our communities’ behavioral health needs with outpatient behavioral health services at the Edwards Community Health Campus, and the Precourt Healing Center, a 28-bed in-patient behavioral health facility, opening in 2025.
  
  
  

About The Opportunity

The Chemotherapy Infusion Registered Nurse at Shaw Cancer Center assumes responsibility and accountability for providing high quality nursing care to assigned patients. They will administer chemotherapy, biotherapy, blood products, injectables, supportive care and miscellaneous therapies for non-cancer indications as ordered by the patient’s provider and in accordance with Shaw Cancer Center’s safety standards.

What You Will Do

• Performs hands-on nursing skills, including but not limited to: sterile port access, peripheral IV placement, therapeutic phlebotomy, central line care and maintenance, foley catheter insertion, subcutaneous and intramuscular medication administration.
• Engages in thorough assessment of patient condition and individual care needs; collaborates with Shaw providers and members of the interdisciplinary team to provide patient-centered, comprehensive care and ensure optimal outcomes.
• Works with members of the infusion and pharmacy teams to plan and implement care for patients undergoing complex treatment regimens for cancer and non-cancer diagnoses.
• Triages incoming patient requests for services.
• Delivers patient education to facilitate plan of care, employer informed healthcare choices, and promote optimal wellness.
• Delegates care appropriately and according to Colorado statue.
• Administers medications, performs treatments, and assists in procedures as needed; consistently adhering to patient safety guidelines.
• Coordinates patient care with other physician practices, Vail Health and others as needed to achieve the highest possible level of patient care and satisfaction.
• Delivers excellent service by utilizing Relationship-Based Care to advocate for safety, patient preferences, and optimal communication through partnering with patients and families.
• Role models the principals of a Just Culture and Organizational Values.
• Performs other duties as assigned. Must be HIPAA compliant.
• Monitors patient response to therapy; collaborates with Shaw providers as changes in clinical condition arise to provide timely and effective safety interventions.
  
  
  

This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

Experience

What you will need:

• 1 year of clinical nursing experience (required)
• 6 months of chemotherapy administration experience (required)
• 2 years of oncology experience (preferred)
  
  
  

License(s)

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Colorado or from a valid compact state (required)
  
  
  

Certification(s)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) by American Heart Association (required)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) by American Heart Association (preferred)
• Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Provider Certification by Oncology Nursing (preferred)
  
  
  

Computer / Typing

• Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computer skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access to online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc
  
  
  

Must have working knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English.

Education

• Minimum of an Associate Nursing Degree for positions hired after 07/01/2018
  
  
  

Application Close Date

Application window will close July 5, 2024

Benefits At Vail Health (Full And Part Time) Include

• Competitive Wages & Family Benefits:
• Competitive wages
• Parental leave (4 weeks paid)
• Housing programs
• Childcare reimbursement
• Comprehensive Health Benefits:
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Educational Programs:
• Tuition Assistance
• Existing Student Loan Repayment
• Specialty Certification Reimbursement
• Annual Supplemental Educational Funds
• Paid Time Off:
• Up to five weeks in your first year of employment and continues to grow each year.
• Retirement & Supplemental Insurance:
• 403(b) Retirement plan with immediate matching
• Life insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• Recreation Benefits, Wellness & More:
• Up to $1,000 annual wellbeing reimbursement
• Recreation discounts
• Pet insurance
  

Pay is based upon relevant education and experience per hour.

Hourly Pay

$35.96—$62.92 USD

Some roles may be based outside of our Colorado office (remote-only positions). Roles based outside of our primary office can sit in any of the following states: AZ, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NC, NJ, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI. Please only apply if you are able to live and work primarily in one of the states listed above. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.

Relocation and housing assistance may be available.

Salary : $36 - $63