Infusion Nurse

## Infusion Nurse Apply locations:
Bala Cynwyd, PAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 6 Days Agojob requisition :
R-Why Join Us?

At Rittenhouse Hematology Oncology LLC, we are committed to fostering a compassionate and supportive environment for our patients and their families. Our mission is to deliver personalized care using the most advanced medical approaches while honoring the emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs of each individual throughout their treatment and healing journey.
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* Job Description:

** Rittenhouse Hematology Oncology is an independent community oncology practice with multiple locations within the Philadelphia area working to improve the lives of everyone living with cancer through a physician led, data-driven, and patient centric model.

We are seeking a compassionate, highly skilled, patient-centered infusion Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Hematology/Oncology team.
** Responsibilities:*
* · Provides direct patient care to patients by conducting patient histories and assessments including symptoms performance status scores and clinical changes from the previous visit and formulate the care plan for patients and family.
· Demonstrate competency in the performance of simple and complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as venipuncture, administration of IV fluids, care of vascular access devices and de-clotting of lines. Mixing and administration of IV chemotherapy agents.
· Reviews patients’ medication, distress assessment or depression screening questionnaire, and vital signs, including pain assessment, on each visit to the clinic and plans nursing interventions.
· Assesses patient adherence with medications, treatments, and appointments.
· Provide instructions and directions to patients and families on diagnostic tests and antineoplastic treatment side effects.
· Provides patient and caregiver education and serves as an educator for nursing and other staff.
· Documents the interventions and outcomes of the care plan in the medical record.
· Evaluates the need for prescription refills, effectiveness of medications, or medication changes.
· Provide continuity of care between outpatient and inpatient departments on patient admissions to the hospital and accepts information on discharges from the hospital.
· Facilitates the transition of care for patients to home care, palliative care, or Hospice in collaboration with the cancer team.
· Optimizes physical and emotional comfort for patients and families by providing equipment, resources, or referrals to community services.
· Manages telephone calls from patients and families and triages patients calls, assesses the clinical problem, and make the nursing diagnosis and care plan related to the patient's problem.
· Optimizes the use of team resources by establishing patient priorities and advising medical assistants, nurse practitioners, physicians, and other Staffs of patient's needs.
· Reviews all the patient medical data prior to a patient visit to ensure that all results from the laboratory reports, pathology reports, and imaging studies, as well as medical records, are available for the medical team during the patient visit.
· Serves as a patient advocate on issues related to the clinical changes and physical status of patient since the previous clinic visit.
· Reviews lab results and INRs and informs patient of Coumadin/Lab results, treatment and schedules per RHO guidelines.
** Quality and Safety*
* · Assist in the development of policies and procedures for management of clinical patients.
· Contributes to the problem list derived from the assessment in the areas of physical, emotional and psychosocial status.
· Participates in quality metrics and provides data for the oncology dashboard.
** Team Leadership*
* · Assess patients to achieve maximal level of functioning by coordinating resources on the interprofessional team.
· Assist patients with completion of disability and other forms required for their functioning and well-being.
· Identifies patients for oncology clinical trials and collaboration with the research department.
** Job Qualifications and Skills*
* · Proficiency and clinical management of complex patients
· Ability…