Sr. Home Infusion Nurse - Per Diem - Scranton

Senior Infusion Nurse

A Senior Infusion Nurse is a licensed registered nurse, considered to be an expert with infusion nursing care, who develops, coordinates, and provides direct patient care to patients in the home, or in an alternate infusion suite, to ensure patient safety with continuity and compliance under a physician's plan of care. Works under very little, or no supervision of the designated supervisor.

Job Responsibilities (listed in order of importance and/or time spent):

• Initiates, develops and implements advanced and complex nursing plan of 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 effective and safe teaching using 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.
• Provide training & mentorship to lower-level nurses.
• Actively participates in facility process improvement program and assists Supervisor or Nurse Manager with chart audit functions as applicable.
• Researches and recommends changes in care delivery to align with nursing best practices.
• 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 it to the nursing department to comply with established time lines 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 other automation technologies to validate plan of treatment orders, communicates patient care provided, and follows 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 for demonstrated knowledge regarding the care and management of patients in the home and/or alternate care settings. Effectively 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 in accordance with state and federal regulations.
• Participates in multidisciplinary team conferences and provides precepting, training, and mentoring to other nurses for orientation, and 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/declots obstructed central line catheters.
• Monitors PICC/Midline and educates on prevention of line infection and routine care.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?

(i.e. hiring, recommending/approving promotions and pay increases, scheduling, performance reviews, discipline, etc.)

No - X

Yes

Basic Education and/or Experience

• Active and unrestricted RN license in the state of practice.
• CRNI required
• BSN and at least 5 years of nursing experience
• -or-
• At least 7 years of nursing experience, with 3 years if infusion experience
• Current CPR certification required.

Basic Qualifications

• Demonstrated…