PRN Infusion Nurse

About Naven Health

Delivering an exceptional infusion experience, everywhere. Delivering on our unyielding commitment, always. Naven Health is a nationwide home infusion nursing network and clinical platform focused on delivering specialized, truly exceptional infusion care. With over 1,600 team members, including over 1,500 nurses, we are a company aligned to the values of the nurses at our center – to provide an exceptional infusion experience, everywhere.

Naven Health delivers home infusion services for a broad range of specialized therapies, as well as clinical trial services and special programs for pharmaceutical manufacturers.

An Infusion Nurse I is a licensed registered nurse who provides basic direct patient care to patients in the home, or in an alternate infusion site, to ensure patient safety with continuity and compliance under a physician’s plan of care. The role works under very close direct supervision of the designated supervisor.

• Initiate, develop, and implement basic nursing plan of care treatments, evaluating patient progress toward goals.
• Participate in the provision of direct patient care, performing treatments, administering medications, and educating patients and families/caregivers.
• Modify plan of treatment in response to changing patient status based on physician orders to achieve established or revised patient care goals.
• Assess patient needs and physical status at each visit through health data access and patient interview.
• Re-evaluate patient needs through physical reassessment, response to therapy, and supplemental physician orders.
• Obtain and clarify physician orders for plan of treatment revisions, inform physician promptly of significant changes in patient’s condition, and provide written summary to physician within supplemental order.
• Provide effective and safe teaching using a 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.
• Communicate with Naven Health’s Clinical team, medical providers, patients, and families/caregivers to facilitate continuity of care.
• Prepare clinical documentation in real-time during visits and submit to the nursing department to comply with established billing timelines.
• Under close supervision, coordinate discharge planning and prepare discharge summaries with patient instructions and report patient care needs, progress and goals when transferring care.
• Demonstrate compliance with agency operations, Naven Health’s policies and procedures, professional standards, local, state, federal regulations/guidelines, and accreditation standards.
• Maximize work efficiency through the use of computers and other automation technologies to validate plan of treatment orders and communicate patient care provided, following the assigned visit schedule.
• Respond promptly and appropriately to patient requests and initiate emergency procedures as necessary.
• Accept accountability for own practice through ethical and professional conduct.
• Follow established programs and practices within policies and procedures reflective of Naven Health’s mission, values, and objectives.
• Observe legal and ethical guidelines for safeguarding confidentiality of patient and proprietary Naven Health information, including adherence to HIPAA regulations.
• Speak knowledgeably about Naven Health’s scope of services and effectively instruct patients about the related plan of care.
• Attend and complete required training modules, in-services, and continuing education to maintain competency and professional licensure.
• Provide 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.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team conferences and provide precepting, training, and mentoring to other nurses for orientation and onboarding and supervisory activities as assigned.
• Participate in nursing on-call responsibilities as applicable.
• Perform other related duties as directed by supervisor.

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