Traige Nurse

Hematology Oncology Associates was established in Palm Beach County over 35 years ago, and has grown to include 10 Board Certified Hematologist and Oncologists and 6 Nurse Practitioners in 3 convenient locations within our community. Our goals are to provide state of the art cancer treatments with a high level of compassionate care in a warm inviting environment. We also specialize in treatment of coagulation blood disorders, leukemias and other hematologic benign conditions. At Hematology Oncology Associates of the Palm Beaches, we believe that together, we will work to drive a better life outcome for our community.

Why Join Us? Our team values the work components of every member to create a culture of people helping people and making a difference in our lives and those we serve.

Job Description:

• Assess patient symptoms and determine urgency of care.
• Recognize signs of infection, neutropenia, bleeding, anemia, and other urgent conditions.
• Respond to patient calls and portal messages.
• Coordinate appointments, labs, imaging, and follow-up care.
• Coordinate same-day evaluations and supportive care when needed.
• Escalate urgent concerns to the appropriate provider.
• Communicate patient concerns and changes in condition to providers.
• Provide patient education and appropriate clinical guidance.
• Review lab results and follow up on abnormal findings within the scope of practice.
• Process medication refill requests within the scope of practice.
• Recognize emergencies and direct patients to appropriate care.
• Document patient assessments, communications, and interventions.
• Work alongside the call center and direct patient calls
• Assist with Evolent tasks and participate in meetings.
• Follow up with patients scheduled for port placements, echocardiograms, scans, etc.
• Float to the treatment room/other locations when needed.