RN Infusion Nurse - Bend

Job Description

Summary:

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, ensuring patient safety and continuity under a physician’s plan of care. The role works under structured supervision of the designated supervisor and performs direct patient care, treatment administration, education, documentation, discharge planning, emergency procedures, and supervisory support as needed.

• 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.
• Obtains and clarifies physician orders for plan of treatment revisions, informs physician promptly of significant changes in patient’s condition, and provides written summary to physician 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 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 automation technologies to validate plan of treatment orders, communicate patient care provided, and follow assigned visit schedule.
• Responds promptly and appropriately to patient requests and initiates emergency procedures as necessary.
• Accepts accountability for own practice through ethical and professional conduct.
• Follows established programs and practices within policies and procedures reflective of Option Care’s mission, values, and objectives.
• Observes legal and ethical guidelines for safeguarding confidentiality of patient and proprietary Option Care information, including HIPAA compliance.
• 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.
• 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.
• Inserts PICC/Midlines per physician order, troubleshoots/cleanes obstructed central line catheters, monitors PICC/Midline, and educates on prevention of line infection and routine care.

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities…