Home Infusion Nurse - RN

About This Role

Provide clinical care and education to patients receiving various parenteral medications in ambulatory infusion suites or home environments, ensuring services comply with Optum Infusion Pharmacy policies and physician orders.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain positive clinical rapport with patients and their families, working closely with them in the provision of infusion therapy, education related to self-care and self-administration, and clinical monitoring of patient response to therapy
• Assess patient appropriateness for infusion therapy, including safety of the home environment, availability of caregiver support, and willingness of patient and/or caregivers to become independent in therapy administration
• Obtain and document patient's medical history at the start of care and ongoing, particularly as related to the diagnosis being treated with the prescribed infusion therapy
• Complete all required clinical documentation thoroughly and timely, including nursing plans of care (POC), plans of treatment (POT), visit notes, clinical summaries, medication profiles, discharge summaries and updates
• Participate in case conferences as needed to comprehensively plan patient care with the multi-disciplinary care team
• Provide skilled care to patients of varying ages and medical conditions, as outlined in the plan of care and in accordance with physician orders and the plan of treatment
• Establish, secure and maintain vascular access devices as prescribed, including (but not limited to) peripheral IV (PIV) placement, PICC and tunneled central venous catheter dressing changes, and implanted port access
• Administer medications as prescribed, performing therapy-specific clinical assessments in accordance with Company's policies, procedures and protocols
• Communicate observations of patient response to therapy and overall physical assessment/condition with members of the care team in a timely manner
• Establish collaborative relationships with home health agencies (HHAs) delivering services on behalf of/or in conjunction with the Company

Requirements

• Active and unrestricted licensure as an Indiana Registered Nurse (RN)
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and/or CPR certification, or willing to obtain prior to starting employment
• 1+ years of experience working as an RN in a clinical care setting that contributes to proficiency in infusion therapy (such as medical surgical unit, emergency department, intensive care unit, post-anesthesia care unit, or similar setting)
• Proficiency in electronic medical records documentation
• Demonstrated ability to work with an interdisciplinary team of professionals
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in home or alternate-site settings
• Demonstrated ability to assume a flexible work schedule
• Demonstrated ability to meet attendance, overtime, after-hours on-call, and other reliability requirements of the position
• Ability to work 20-24 hours per week
• Access to reliable transportation
• Willing to cover 80 mile radius around the South Bend, IN

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience working as an RN in a clinical care setting that contributes to proficiency in infusion therapy (such as medical surgical unit, emergency department, intensive care unit, post-anesthesia care unit, or similar setting)

Nice to Have

• Active and unrestricted licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Michigan
• Experience with administering infusion therapy in a home or alternate-site setting
• Proven knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Office and electronic medical records (EMR) programs
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Infusion Nursing Society (INS) standards of practice, policies and procedures
• Proven knowledge of HIPAA patient privacy and data security requirements, OSHA employee protection regulations, and accreditation standards for home health and home infusion pharmacy
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Proven excellent organizational and critical thinking skills
• Proven effective interpersonal communications, both written and verbal
• Proven effective teaching skills

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

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