Per Diem Infusion RN

Overview

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities.

Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

There is energy and excitement here, with a shared mission to improve the lives of others as well as our own. Nursing here isn’t for everybody; your work may affect millions for years to come.

• Establish and maintain positive clinical rapport with patients and their families, providing infusion therapy, education related to self-care and self-administration, and clinical monitoring of patient response to therapy.
• Assess patient appropriateness for home infusion therapy, including safety of the home environment, caregiver support, and willingness to become independent in therapy administration and monitoring of response to therapy.
• Obtain and document patient’s medical history at the start of care and ongoing, particularly related to the diagnosed condition treated with the prescribed infusion therapy.
• Complete all required clinical documentation thoroughly and timely, including nursing plans of care, plans of treatment, visit notes, clinical summaries, medication profiles, discharge summaries and updates to the care team, with patient/caregiver signatures on relevant consents and forms.
• Participate in case conferences 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 and the plan of treatment.
• Establish, secure and maintain vascular access devices as prescribed, including PIV placement, PICC and tunneled central venous catheter dressing changes, and implanted port access.
• Administer medications as prescribed, performing therapy-specific clinical assessments in line with Company policies and protocols, including vital signs monitoring, management of acute infusion reactions, monitoring of side effects, and procurement of laboratory specimens.
• Communicate observations of patient response to therapy and overall condition with the care team in a timely manner.
• Establish collaborative relationships with home health agencies delivering services on behalf of or in conjunction with the Company, providing education and support as requested by the nursing supervisor.
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge base of infusion therapies administered in the home and ambulatory infusion center, using Company policies, procedures and training resources to ensure understanding of each therapy before initiating treatment.
• Maintain current nursing licensure in all states served, as required by state boards of nursing and/or Department of Health.
• Comply with all State and Federal regulations and laws, including OSHA protections, HIPAA privacy and data security requirements, and home infusion standards of practice.
• Complete all training required upon hire and annually per policy, including CPR certification.
• Serve as a professional representative of the Company when meeting with and/or providing education to external customers, payers and referral sources.
• Assist in staff orientation and training, serving as a clinical educator and resource as requested.
• Drive a personal or rental vehicle (per travel policy) to travel to office, patient homes, area hospitals, physician offices, HHAs, and the Ambulatory Infusion Suite as needed.

• Active and unrestricted licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of SD.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and/or CPR certification, or willingness to obtain prior to starting employment.
• 1+ year of experience as an RN in a clinical setting contributing to infusion therapy proficiency (e.g., medical-surgical,…