Infusion Nurse

As an Infusion Nurse, you will have the opportunity to provide clinical services in an infectious disease, gastroenterology, or allergy/asthma specialty facility. This is an excellent opportunity for nurses who thrive in a fast-paced environment delivering infusion therapy to patients using advanced technology in an entrepreneurial setting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordination of new patient admissions with the support of the corporate nursing and business office teams.
• Access PICC lines for administration of intravenous medication.
• Preparation of medication to be administered to patients in an infusion center setting.
• Patient and caregiver education regarding infusion drug therapy information.
• Clinical monitoring of patient treatment, progression, safety, and outcomes.
• Communicating care with practice staff, corporate nursing support team, business office, and client services to ensure patients receive the highest level of care.
• Management of onsite nursing functions including patient scheduling, daily service charting, inventory management, and coordination of follow-up care with physicians.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Communicates with clients and fellow employees through written and verbal forms, clearly and timely
• Interacts professionally with clients and fellow employees
• Cooperates with team members to accomplish departmental goals
• Accepts and incorporates changes or new ideas into daily work
• Provides service in a responsive, timely and accurate manner to both clients and fellow employees
• Understands and adheres to policies and procedures
• Arrives at work as scheduled and notifies supervisors in a timely manner of any absences
• Recognizes priorities and takes action; makes productive use of time
• Strives to resolve problems and conflicts on his/her own initiative
• Attempts to create new ideas or new procedures working as part of a group or individually.
• As a part of your job, you will receive protected health information. It is your responsibility to comply with HIPAA in using and disclosing health information.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Associate Degree in nursing (ADN).
• 2+ years’ experience working as a registered nurse in a clinical setting preferred.
• Critical care or outpatient/homecare infusion experience preferred.
• Recent intravenous administration and catheter management experience.
• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills is a must to ensure nursing professional meet our physicians’ expectations.
• Ability to work independently at the site location, and in-partnership with the corporate clinical team, and within physician practice expectations.

License and Certifications

• State Board of Nursing Licensed; active and unencumbered.
• Must possess valid basic life support (BLS) certification.
• CRNI, VA-BC, OCN preferred.