Infusion Nurse - Fredericksburg

Job Summary

An Infusion Nurse II is a licensed registered nurse who coordinates and provides intermediate direct patient care to patients in the home or an alternate infusion suite, ensuring patient safety, continuity, and compliance under a physician’s plan of care. Works under structured supervision of the designated supervisor.

• Initiates, develops, and implements intermediate nursing plan of care treatments, evaluating patient progress toward 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 needs through physical reassessment, response to therapy, and supplemental physician orders.
• Obtains and clarifies physician orders for plan of treatment revisions, informs physician promptly of significant changes in patient’s condition, and provides written summary within supplemental order.
• Provides training and mentorship to Infusion Nurse I’s as needed to ensure patient safety and compliance.
• Provides effective and safe teaching using a patient‑centered care approach for patient and family to achieve independence with prescribed therapy and care needs.
• 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; completes all documentation legibly and applies approved abbreviations and documentation error‑correction practices per Option Care’s policy.
• Coordinates discharge planning and prepares discharge summaries with patient instructions; 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, communicate patient care provided, and follow 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.
• Follows established programs and practice within policies and procedures reflective of Option Care’s mission, values, and objectives.
• Observes legal and ethical guidelines for safeguarding the confidentiality of patient and proprietary Option Care information including adherence to HIPAA regulations.
• 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 regarding the care and management of patients in the home and/or alternate care settings.
• Provides oversight and coordination of paraprofessionals in the home setting and may act as the Supervisor in the absence of the Supervisor or Nurse Manager as applicable.
• Participates in multidisciplinary team conferences and provides precepting, training, and mentoring to other nurses for orientation, onboarding, and supervisory activities as assigned.
• Participates in nursing department on‑call responsibilities.
• Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor.
• If applicable: inserts PICC/Midlines per physician order; troubleshoots or declots obstructed central line catheters; monitors PICC/Midline and educates on prevention of line infection and routine care.

• Active and unrestricted RN license in the state of practice.
• Minimum 1 year of nursing experience.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Demonstrated…