Registered Nurse – Boston Children’s Health Physicians – Valhalla, NY

Registered Nurse, Hematotherapy
The Hematotherapy registered nurse coordinates and provides transfusion, infusion, cellular therapy collection and apheresis processes for pediatric and adult patient populations. The nurse communicates with physicians, nurses, family members and donor/patients in relation to hematotherapy activities.

SPECIFIC JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Donor Center Procedures:

· Identifies and documents physiologic and psychosocial needs and care of the donor/patient.

· Performs and documents donor/patient registration, screening and history

· Performs phlebotomies for blood collection and therapeutic procedures

· Performs Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Collection (HPC) of healthy donors

· Performs therapeutic HPC collections, extracorporeal photopheresis, plasmapheresis and cytapheresis on patients

· Performs donor/patient care activities including vascular access, specimen collection medication administration, nursing procedures, and documentation of all assessments, interventions and responses

· Monitor progress of critically ill patients, communicate changing status to physicians, request physician assessment of deteriorating patient status, and facilitate hospital admission when necessary. Direct emergency situations and maintain current certification requirements.

· Participates in the writing of procedure manuals

· Provides leadership and may take call as required.

Technical Procedures:

· Uses specific mechanical and technical equipment proficiently and safely

· Performs and documents component preparation

· Performs calibrations and follows quality control protocols to ascertain accuracy of results

· Performs simple to complex trouble- shooting activities according to established guidelines

· Performs and documents preventive maintenance and function checks for such equipment

· Recognizes critical or significant finds and follows up according to established protocols

Education and Training of others:

· Provides and reinforces donor/patient education

· Provides in-service and/or educational material to hospital staff

· Participates in Instruction of new employees in the processes of cell therapy collections, ECP, therapeutic apheresis and transfusion/infusion procedures

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50.00 – $55.00 per hour

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