Job Summary
Medical Surgical Oncology Floor (MS ONC) Nurse Coordinator — Boston, Massachusetts. The organization is seeking a CAR-T Nurse Coordinator to serve as the primary clinical coordinator for patients undergoing cellular therapy, including Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy and other immune effector cell therapies. This role coordinates care across the continuum of treatment, ensuring compliance with institutional, regulatory, sponsor, and manufacturer requirements while delivering patient-centered care. Candidates are required to bring their license on the first day.
Job Details
- Schedule: Days, 7a-5p, 10 shift hours; minimum 40.0 hours per week
- Required Qualifications:
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Epic experience
- License required; must be brought on the first day
- Preferred Qualifications: None provided
- Additional Information:
- BILH coversheet required at time of submission
- Coordinates all phases of CAR-T therapy, including referral, evaluation, leukapheresis, bridging therapy, lymphodepletion, infusion, and post-treatment monitoring
- Serves as a liaison among patients, caregivers, physicians, advanced practice providers, inpatient and outpatient teams, apheresis services, cellular therapy laboratories, investigational pharmacies, and external treatment centers
- Monitors patient progress, identifies barriers to care, supports pre-treatment evaluations and clearances, and triages symptoms, adverse events, and urgent clinical concerns
- Coordinates management of treatment-related toxicities, including cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS)
- Ensures compliance with FACT, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS), manufacturer, and institutional requirements
- Maintains accurate and timely documentation within the electronic medical record and coordinates cellular therapy documentation and tracking forms
- Facilitates communication across care settings and supports multidisciplinary cellular therapy meetings and operational planning
- Provides patient and caregiver education regarding treatment plans, expectations, potential toxicities, symptom reporting, and monitoring requirements
- Maintains accurate patient tracking systems, supports outcomes reporting and quality improvement initiatives, and monitors key operational metrics
Benefits: The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
