Part Time Infusion Registered Nurse

Part Time Home Infusion Registered Nurse at Optum summary:

The Part Time Home Infusion Registered Nurse provides clinical care and education to patients receiving infusion therapy at home or in ambulatory settings, administering a variety of parenteral medications in accordance with physician orders and company protocols. This role involves assessing patient suitability for therapy, monitoring patient responses, maintaining vascular access devices, and collaborating with multidisciplinary healthcare teams. The position requires active RN licensure, proficiency with electronic medical records, and the ability to work independently with flexible scheduling in the Texas region.

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The primary role of the Infusion Nurse is to provide clinical care and education to patients receiving a wide range of parenteral medications dispensed from Optum Infusion Pharmacy (the "Company"). The most common route of administration is intravenous; however, medications may also be given via subcutaneous infusion or injection, intramuscular injection, or intraspinal (intrathecal and epidural) infusion. Service delivery will take place in our ambulatory infusion suite or in the home environment.

All infusion services and medication delivery is provided in accordance with Optum Infusion Pharmacy policies, procedures and therapy-specific protocols, and based on comprehensive orders received from a physician or licensed practitioner. The Home Infusion Nurse fills an integral role in the clinical operations of the organization, working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team needed to prepare, deliver and seek reimbursement for the infusion therapy that is safely and effectively administered to each patient.

*** RNs will be asked to provide schedule availability on a regular basis, and expected to work those days indicated as available unless otherwise called off duty. ***

Must be able to work 20 hours per week with the possibility of weekend visits.. Position will also participate in 1 week every 16 weeks of 'on call' which is primarily triage. Our infusion team is looking for an Infusion Nurse to cover ONE of the following areas:

• Denton/Frisco Area
• Dallas/Grand Prairie Area
• Harrison County - Tyler Area

Primary 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 as independent in therapy administration and monitoring of response to therapy as possible
• 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 any updates provided to members of the patient's care team, as well as obtaining patient and / or caregiver signatures on relevant consents and required forms
• 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…