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A listing of available positions is below. Please contact the person listed for each opening for additional questions/inquirys.



Pharmacy Admixture Technician

Job Description: Chemotherapy Technician

Title of the position to which the job reports: Nurse Team Leader

Summary of Responsibilities:
  • Prepares doses prescribed by physician following pharmacy medication guidelines by verifying medication pre-certification before preparing dose and by calculating doss based upon BSA, Creatinine Clearance and AUC. Compares with previous doses for consistency
  • Works closely with Nurses to verify doses
  • Calculates, prepares and logs ambulatory pumps.
  • Produces and maintains adequate inventory of I.V. sets, needles, solutions and supplies. Monitors and attempts to maintain an adequate supply of drug samples.
  • Cleans and maintains chemo hood and records temperature of refrigerator daily.
  • Accurately records billing units on Lynx Superbill.
  • Maintains pharmaceutical inventory
  • Maintains Lynx Machine inventory
  • Properly inventories drug shipment into Lynx daily
Accountable to: Physician supervisor, Nursing Team Leader

Primary Areas with which the job coordinates work: Nursing, IS department

Requirements:
  • Active Illinois Pharmacy Technician License
  • Certified pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
  • Chemotherapy certified
  • 2 years experience in Pharmacy Technician position
  • Oncology experience
  • Experience in Pyxis or Lynx system a plus
  • High School degree

Please send resumes to Debbie Rimmele, RN at debbier@hhoaltd.com



Oncology Nursing Position

Title of the position to which the job reports: Team Manager for Therapeutics and Pharmacology

Summary of Responsibilities:
  • Staff RN for satellite locations. Presently Hinsdale and Bolingbrook
  • Glean from patient records, needs of patients during office visit.
  • Interface with laboratory technicians regarding these needs.
  • Interface with laboratory technicians regarding lab results and decisions to be made.
  • Interface with physicians for continuity and excellence of care to our patients.
  • Careful and accurate preparation and administration of chemotherapeutic drugs.
  • Proficiency in venous access, peripheral and by all venous access devices.
  • Phone triaging
  • Proficient in venous access, peripheral and all venous access devices
  • Patient and family teaching of chemotherapeutic regime, with knowledge level compatible with task.
  • Co-ordinate out-patient services with other ancillary departments.
Budget staffing and other dimensions that this job controls or impacts/decision making authority:
Participation in investigational protocol research, randomization of patients, and completion of protocol records, if applicable. Confidence to make patient decisions in a supervised situation. Documentation of patient outcomes in electronic medical record program.

Overall requirements for knowledge, skills and certification:
  • Registered Nurse, licensed in the State of Illinois
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing, recommended and preferred
  • Oncology Certified Nurse, recommended. If not currently OCN, certification will be required as position is carried out.
  • Updated OCN certification required as set forth by ONS.
  • Expertise in venous access.
  • Computer literacy

Please send resumes to Debbie Rimmele, RN at debbier@hhoaltd.com



Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

Oncology experience preferred. Part Time.

Please send resumes to Dr. Patricia Madej at patriciam@hhoaltd.com



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