Reporting directly to the Clinical Manager, the Registered Nurse is responsible for facilitating the coordination of care of autologous and allogeneic bone marrow/stem cell transplant recipients and donors, from initial referral for transplant through to transplantation. This includes patient assessment, the coordination of pre-transplant diagnostics for recipients and donors in accordance with transplant timelines, donor searching and health screening, evaluation and follow-up of nursing interventions, and promoting the continuity of care across care settings and between health providers.
The Registered Nurse functions as an advocate and primary contact for the patient/family, providing education, information and resources about transplantation, helping them to navigate the health system, and regularly communicating plans with the interdisciplinary team and related services throughout the pre-transplant trajectory of care.
- Current certificate of registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse
- Current CON( c ) certification or equivalent advanced oncology nursing credentials (McMaster University Oncology
Nursing Certificate, Mohawk College Oncology Certificate or equivalent from an accredited educational institution)
- Current successful Completion of the DeSouza Standardized Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Course or Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certificate equivalent course Required.
- Current BCLS certification
- Minimum 3 years recent (within 5 years) Oncology nursing experience in the care of hematology patients receiving
autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplantation
- Minimum 3 years recent (within 5 years) experience in bone marrow/stem cell transplant coordination, including donor
searching
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) standards and Health
Canada regulations related to stem cell transplantation
- Demonstrated ability to work with Meditech, Clinical Connect, Sovera
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively within the interdisciplinary team
- Demonstrated time management and critical thinking skills
- Demonstrated interpersonal, communication, and patient teaching/counseling skills
- Demonstrated commitment to the mission, vision and values of HHS
