Nurse-Float

Hematology Oncology Associates•Lake Worth, FL

About The Position

Hematology Oncology Associates of the Palm Beaches is seeking a float nurse to provide nursing care across its offices and satellite locations. The practice provides cancer treatments and care for coagulation blood disorders, leukemias, and other benign hematologic conditions, with an emphasis on compassionate care. The nurse performs comprehensive assessments, verifies treatment orders and safety requirements, administers prescribed therapies, manages vascular access, monitors patients and responds to clinical emergencies, and educates patients and caregivers. The role also includes accurate electronic health record documentation, coordination with providers and pharmacy, safe handling of medications, infection prevention, quality and regulatory activities, maintaining treatment areas and supplies, and participating in staff training and competency activities. The nurse protects confidential information and travels to satellite locations and floats to other offices as needed.

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive pre-treatment and ongoing nursing assessments, including vital signs, symptoms, pain, functional status, allergies, medication reconciliation, laboratory results, treatment parameters, and changes in condition.
Verify provider orders, treatment plans, informed consent, laboratory values, patient identity, medication, dose, route, rate, sequencing, timing, and required independent double checks before administration.
Administer antineoplastic agents, immunotherapies, biologic agents, blood products, hydration, electrolyte replacement, supportive medications, injections, and other prescribed therapies within scope of practice and demonstrated competency.
Establish, access, assess, maintain, and discontinue peripheral intravenous lines and central venous access devices, including implanted ports and peripherally inserted central catheters, according to policy and infection-prevention standards.
Monitor patients during and after treatment and promptly manage infusion reactions, hypersensitivity or anaphylaxis, extravasation, treatment-related toxicities, and other clinical emergencies according to protocols and provider direction.
Educate patients and caregivers about treatment, medications, adverse effects, symptom management, infection prevention, nutrition and hydration, and when to contact the office or seek emergency care; confirm understanding.
Document assessments, medication administration, vascular access care, patient education, treatment response, communications, and follow-up accurately and promptly in the electronic health record.
Communicate significant assessment findings, abnormal laboratory results, changes in condition, missed treatments, medication concerns, and barriers to care to the appropriate provider and interdisciplinary team.
Coordinate with pharmacy to support accurate and timely preparation, delivery, administration, and disposition of hazardous and nonhazardous medications.
Follow safe-handling requirements for hazardous drugs, including use of engineering controls and personal protective equipment, spill procedures, and waste-disposal processes.
Maintain emergency readiness by verifying emergency medications, equipment, supplies, and required logs; respond appropriately to emergencies.
Support infection prevention, medication safety, quality improvement, incident reporting, patient experience, and regulatory readiness activities.
Maintain a clean, organized, and adequately stocked treatment area; identify supply or equipment needs and report malfunctions promptly.
Participate in staff meetings, education, competency validation, orientation, cross-training, and other practice-required activities.
Protect patient privacy and confidential information and comply with HIPAA, OSHA, applicable federal and state requirements, and practice policies.
Perform other duties within the scope of the position as assigned.
Travel to satellite locations and float to other offices as needed.