Home Infusion Nurse

LUX Infusion•Riverside, CA

20d•Onsite

About The Position

LUX Infusion is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide home infusion care in West Riverside and surrounding areas. The nurse inserts, monitors, and removes IVs used to deliver medications, blood products, and nutrition; monitors patients for adverse reactions; maintains infusion sites and systems; and performs venous phlebotomy when blood levels need to be checked. The role includes obtaining vital signs, completing physical assessments and reviews of systems, documenting patient care and medications, and teaching patients and caregivers to administer and monitor home infusion therapy and care for IV or PICC lines. The position also coordinates patient-care staffing and visit schedules with company directors, nursing coordinators, nursing agencies, patients, families, and other care-team members. It includes confirming visits, coordinating starts of care and ongoing visits, reviewing nursing notes for accuracy and completeness, following up on therapy administration reports, and communicating patient problems, changes in condition, and special needs to appropriate internal and external contacts. The nurse prepares clinical records, care plans, and progress notes, and performs related computer, quality assurance, and audit activities. This role works in patients’ homes and requires travel to patient locations. The schedule may include weekdays, weeknights, and weekends, but not holidays. It is a per-diem position with scheduling flexibility and the possibility of extra hours. The pay range is $55–$65 USD. LUX Infusion expects employees to follow legal, ethical, and compliance policies and to demonstrate integrity, compassion, collaboration, accountability, and a focus on quality and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Nursing degree from an accredited college, or IV certification and experience in central-line care and management.
Current state Registered Nurse license required; a minimum of two years of nursing experience is required.
Valid state driver’s license.
Experience in home care, critical care, emergency nursing, AIC, or hospital discharge planning.
Some staffing experience and demonstrated ability to multitask, plan, organize, schedule, and coordinate care.
Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Willingness to travel to patients’ homes and other healthcare settings.
Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting service quality standards and evaluating customer satisfaction.
CPR certification required.
Medical-surgical experience or knowledge of phlebotomy and venous access.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, develop caring patient relationships, and communicate patient instructions clearly.
Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, and communication skills, including the ability to listen, clarify, respond to questions, write clearly, and interpret written information.
Ability to work under stress and handle critical situations.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects, maintain scheduling flexibility, and work extra hours if needed.
Ability to become and remain proficient in the programs needed to perform the role.
Ability to comply with legal, ethical, and organizational policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
Registered Nurse degree and license.
RN license in other states.
Experience with medical terminology.

Responsibilities

Insert intravenous cannulas; administer prescribed intravenous solutions and medications; monitor and maintain infusion sites and systems; and evaluate responses to therapy.
Monitor patients for adverse reactions and ensure IV tubing, bandages, and needles remain in place.
Perform venous phlebotomy when blood levels need to be checked.
Obtain vital signs, complete physical assessments and reviews of systems, and document patient-related activities and medications used.
Teach patients and caregivers to administer and monitor home infusion therapy and care for IV or PICC lines.
Schedule nursing visits in accordance with prescriptions and established protocols; coordinate starts of care and ongoing visits; and confirm visits with patients and nursing agencies or nurses.
Send schedules to the team and follow up on and enter therapy administration reports, sharing them with the team as required.
Review nursing notes for content, accuracy, and completeness, including documentation of drugs administered, doses, and administration times.
Communicate with patients, families, supervisors, field personnel, agencies, referring physicians, physician-office administrators, and LUX Infusion nursing staff regarding treatment concerns, patient status, problems, and special needs.
Coordinate patient-care staffing and communicate patient and employee information to answering services when needed.
Prepare clinical records, care plans, progress notes, and other nursing documentation; complete required computer functions, including data entry, reports, and searches.
Provide professional nursing care and coordinate care planning with other disciplines, prioritizing care according to patients’ physical and psychosocial needs and system flow.
Respond promptly and accurately to changes in patient condition, symptoms, or response to treatment, and communicate relevant changes and diagnostic results.
Work independently and collaboratively, provide customer service, and participate in quality assurance activities and audits as directed.
Travel to patients’ homes and drive as assigned.
Complete required annual legal and ethical compliance training and follow the organization’s compliance policies and procedures.