Job Description Family Nurse Practitioner (PRN) – Paragon Infusion Centers

Elevance Health•St. Louis, MO

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Paragon Healthcare, a member of the Elevance Health family of companies, has over 20 years of experience providing life-saving and life-giving infusible and injectable drug therapies through specialty pharmacies, infusion centers, and home settings. The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) is responsible for patient care within their scope of practice in a clinical setting.

Requirements

MS in Nursing
Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience
Experience with IVs
Current, active, and valid unrestricted NP license to practice as a healthcare professional with scope of license in applicable state
Active, current, and valid Family Nurse Practitioner Certification
Multi-state licensure is required if this individual is providing services in multiple states
Satisfactory completion of a Tuberculosis test
Hepatitis B vaccine or signed waiver

Nice To Haves

Healthcare experience with IV’s strongly preferred
2+ years of experience with IV preferred
Port, PICC & Peripheral Line experienced preferred
Medication Mixing experience is preferred
Titration experience preferred

Responsibilities

Administers ordered therapies according to prescriber order, facility protocols, INS standards and company policy and procedures.
Completes admission process as directed by Center Director.
Performs physical assessment on each patient as warranted and for new consults as warranted by the patient diagnosis.
Refer to the NP on duty for complete physical assessment as needed.
Documents all pertinent data in the patient’s medical record.
Reports all significant changes or observations to the Center Director and is responsible for the follow up on any problem which is identified.
Communicates effectively with other members of the IV team on patient status and observations.
Maintains patient confidentiality at all times by abiding by HIPAA laws and regulations.
Evaluates the patient’s response to therapy and documents this finding in the medical record.
Educates patients and/or family members regarding therapy plan.
Participates in the Quality Improvement program.
Ensures that all medication orders are complete, appropriate, accurate and up to date prior to treatment.
Participates in On-Call program, which may include after-hours, weekend and holiday calls and visitations.
Provides clinical coverage for nurse practitioners on PTO/LOA and may also support new market launches.
May Travel to worksite and other locations as necessary.