Registered Nurse - Infusion- Per Diem

Provides professional nursing care to patients within the Outpatient Infusion Center, utilizing established policies and procedures, ensuring safe and effective care. Services are provided based on the ages of the population served;
Newborn through geriatric - 65 years or older and in collaboration with the multidisciplinary care team. The Infusion Center RN assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary care team. Demonstrates the knowledge and skill necessary to identify and meet the individualized needs of all patients served in the Outpatient Infusion Center. Obtains insurance and medication preauthorization and pre-treatment physician screening appointments as needed.

The scope of care provided in the Outpatient Infusion Center involves the care of patients with various health problems with varied levels of complexity. Takes an active role in shared governance.

Qualifications

Education:

Completion of an accredited Nursing program

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Experience:

One year recent acute care nursing experience preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Knowledge of nursing practices in the Infusion Center Dept

Highly effective written and verbal communications skills.

Proficient computer skills as are required to document, communicate and enter information into the electronic medical records system.

Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Ability to collaborate with various departments in and outside of the Barton Health System in order to provide consistently exceptional patient care.

Certifications/Licensure:

Current California license or ability to obtain prior to start date.

Current CPR/BLS certification by the American Heart Association (BLS for the Healthcare Provider) or ability to obtain prior to start date.

Current PEARS certification prior to hire or must enroll and complete the first available Barton University courses or upon completion of orientation

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, and talk or hear.

The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Routine Hospital/Healthcare & Office/Administrative conditions.

Contact with patients and guests under a wide variety of circumstances.

Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases.

Exposure to infections and contagious disease.

Exposed to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and waste.

Subject to hazards of flammable and explosive gases.

Subject to varying and unpredictable situations, including the handling of emergency or crisis situations.

Subject to pressure due to irregular hours, frequent interruptions and stressful situations due to multiple demands.

Occasional travel to various health system…