An Infusion Nurse II is a licensed registered nurse who coordinates and provides intermediate direct patient care to patients in the home, or in an alternate infusion suite, to ensure patient safety with continuity and compliance under a physician’s plan of care.
Requirements
- Initiates, develops, and implements intermediate nursing plan of care treatments, evaluating patient progress towards goals.
- Organizes and participates in the provision of direct patient care, performs treatments, administers medications, and educates patients and families/caregivers.
- Modifies plan of treatment in response to changing patient status or physician orders to achieve established or revised patient care goals.
- Assesses patient needs and physical status at each skilled visit through health data access and patient interview.
- Re-evaluates patient needs through physical reassessment, response to therapy, and supplemental physician orders.
- Provides training and mentorship to Infusion Nurse I’s as needed to ensure patient safety and compliance.
- Provides effective and safe teaching using patient-centered care approach for patient and family to achieve independence with prescribed therapy and care needs through active participation per plan of treatment goals.
- Effectively and timely communicates with Option Care’s Clinical team, medical providers, patients, and families/caregivers to facilitate continuity of care.
- Prepares clinical documentation in real-time during visits and submits to the nursing department to comply with established timelines for billing optimization.
- Coordinates discharge planning and prepares discharge summaries with patient instructions and thoroughly reports patient care needs, progress and goals when transferring care.
- Demonstrates compliance with agency operations, Option Care’s policies and procedures, professional standards, local, state, federal regulations/guidelines, and accreditation standards.
- Maximizes work efficiency through the use of computers and other automation technologies to validate plan of treatment orders, communicates patient care provided, and follows assigned visit schedule.
- Responds promptly and appropriately to patient requests. Initiates emergency procedures as necessary.
- Accepts accountability for own practice through ethical and professional conduct.
- Speaks knowledgeably about Option Care’s scope of services and effectively instructs patients about related financial obligations for care and service charges.
- Attends and completes required training modules, in-services, and continuing education to maintain competency and professional licensure for demonstrated knowledge regarding the care and management of patients in the home and/or alternate care settings.
- Participates in multidisciplinary team conferences and provides precepting, training, and mentoring to other nurses for orientation, and onboarding and supervisory activities as assigned.
- Participates in nursing department on-call responsibilities.
- Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
- Paid Time off
- Bonding Time Off
- 401K Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
- HSA Company Match
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Tuition Reimbursement
- myFlexPay
- Family Support
- Mental Health Services
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Award/Recognition Programs
