Home Infusion Nurse - Part Time - Maui

Option Care Health•Honolulu, HI

11d•$41 - $68•Remote

About The Position

Option Care Health, Inc. is seeking a Home Infusion Nurse to provide intermediate direct patient care in the home or an alternate infusion suite. This role focuses on ensuring patient safety, continuity, and compliance with a physician's plan of care. The nurse will coordinate and implement nursing care plans, administer medications, educate patients and families, and collaborate with healthcare providers. The position emphasizes patient-centered care, real-time documentation, and adherence to agency policies and regulations. The nurse will also be involved in discharge planning, training other nurses, and participating in on-call responsibilities. If applicable, the role may include PICC/Midline insertion and central line troubleshooting.

Requirements

Active and unrestricted RN license in the state of practice.
Minimum of 1 years of nursing experience.
Current CPR certification required.
Demonstrated competency in patient care standards required for safe delivery of services and infusion skill sets applicable to agency programs and service needs.
Required licensure to operate a motor vehicle in the state of practice with access to a vehicle for business travel with proof of liability insurance.
Basic knowledge of computer operating systems and software applications with the ability to apply knowledge in the effective use of nursing technology tools to communicate and document care provided.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with a maximum lifting of 75 pounds.
Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, or up to 10 pounds of force frequently.
Physical demands may involve walking, standing, crouching, kneeling, turning, pivoting, balancing, stooping, reaching overhead, grasping, pushing, pulling, lifting and carrying.
Fine motor skills and visual acuity required by this job include ability to see up close and from a distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Team members in this job classification have the likelihood of occupational exposure to blood, body fluids and other potentially infectious materials.
Possible exposure to hazardous substances with possible effect on reproduction, injury from needles, other sharps, fumes, chemicals, humidity, cold, heat, adverse weather elements, animals, secondhand smoke/vape and unpredictable home environments.
Safety requirements include closed toe-shoes, facemask, goggles, gown and/or gloves and functioning device for communication in both routine and emergency situations.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing as granted by an accredited school of nursing preferred.
1-2 years of previous infusion nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Initiates, develops, and implements intermediate nursing plan of care 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 training and mentorship to Infusion Nurse I’s as needed to ensure patient safety and compliance.
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.
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 to the nursing department to comply with established timelines 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.