Outpatient Infusion - Bone Marrow Transplant - Orlando Health Cancer Institute

Orlando Health•Orlando, FL

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The position provides nursing care in an advanced-care setting where patients have illnesses or injuries requiring timely, intense, and complex care. The role requires advanced assessment and therapy skills, high-intensity interventions, and continuous nursing vigilance. The position is located in Downtown Orlando and follows a 4/10 schedule, 6:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Oncology experience and two years of experience are preferred. The nurse assesses patients, develops and evaluates individualized plans of care, responds to changing conditions and emergencies, uses specialized patient-care equipment, and coordinates care with the interdisciplinary team. The role also includes patient and family advocacy, documentation, delegation, mentoring and supporting staff and students, and contributing to professional development and quality improvement.

Nice To Haves

Oncology experience preferred.
Two years of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide complex patient assessment and therapies, high-intensity interventions, and continuous nursing vigilance.
Use patient information and assessment data to anticipate and respond to changing conditions, prioritizing and taking timely evidence-based action.
Monitor and adjust specialized patient equipment and interpret and document electronic displays and readings.
Respond to life-saving situations according to nursing standards and protocols.
Recognize serious changes in patient condition and contact a physician or take preplanned emergency measures as appropriate.
Assess patient needs; develop and revise individualized plans of care; and evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
Respect diversity and build respectful relationships with team members and customers.
Advocate for patients and families and provide a compassionate, therapeutic environment.
Provide age-appropriate care using knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan.
Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician.
Communicate and collaborate with medical staff and the interdisciplinary team to plan and manage care.
Coordinate care and delegate appropriately for an assigned group of patients.
Document assessments, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient-safety activities in accordance with regulatory standards.
Demonstrate competency in nursing skills and unit-specific patient-care equipment.
Prioritize care according to evidence-based standards and identify and resolve problems effectively.
Delegate tasks according to patient needs and team members’ capabilities and qualifications.
Communicate relevant patient-condition and unit information to healthcare team members.
Collaborate with education and nursing leadership to transition and support new team members and students.
Maintain punctual attendance and comply with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Contribute to colleagues’ knowledge and skills and to continuous improvement in care quality and organizational outcomes.
Participate in and potentially lead nursing-practice and performance-improvement committees.
Participate in peer review, mentoring, and coaching related to professional practice or role performance.
Use supplies efficiently and maintain a clean, safe, organized work area.
Attend staff-development sessions, department meetings, and/or nursing committee meetings.
Partner with nursing leadership to identify development needs and take responsibility for professional development and continuing education.
Perform other duties as assigned.