Full-Time Home Infusion RN - Alexandria, VA

UnitedHealth Group•Alexandria, VA

2d•$29 - $52•Onsite

About The Position

The Home Infusion Nurse provides clinical care and education to home-based patients receiving parenteral medications dispensed by Optum Infusion Pharmacy. Medications are most commonly administered intravenously, but may also be given by subcutaneous infusion or injection, intramuscular injection, or intraspinal infusion. Care is delivered in patients’ homes and, where available, ambulatory infusion suites. Services are provided according to physician or licensed practitioner orders, therapy-specific protocols, and company policies and procedures. The nurse works collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to prepare, deliver, and support reimbursement for safe, effective infusion therapy. The role includes assessing patients and home environments, educating patients and caregivers, administering and monitoring therapies, maintaining vascular access, documenting care, and communicating with the care team. The nurse also travels to patient and customer sites using a personal or rental vehicle and may support staff orientation and training. The schedule is Monday through Friday, with no scheduled call or weekends stated in the schedule. The posting also lists willingness to meet overtime and after-hours on-call requirements among the qualifications.

Requirements

Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state or states of practice and others as requested.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and/or CPR certification, or willingness to obtain it before starting employment.
At least 1 year of RN experience in a clinical care setting that contributes to infusion therapy proficiency, such as a medical-surgical unit, emergency department, intensive care unit, or post-anesthesia care unit.
Proficiency with electronic medical record documentation.
Willingness and ability to work with an interdisciplinary team, including pharmacists, technicians, physicians and other licensed prescribers, registered dietitians, home health agencies, sales representatives, and others.
Willingness and ability to work independently in home or alternate-site settings.
Willingness and ability to work a flexible schedule and meet attendance, overtime, after-hours on-call, and other reliability requirements.
Reliable transportation that enables travel to customer and/or patient sites.

Nice To Haves

Experience administering infusion therapy in a home or alternate-site setting.
Knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Office and electronic medical record programs.
Knowledge of Infusion Nursing Society (INS) standards of practice, policies, and procedures.
Knowledge of HIPAA privacy and data security requirements, OSHA employee protection regulations, and The Joint Commission’s accreditation standards for home health and home infusion pharmacy, or those of other relevant accrediting organizations.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Excellent organizational and critical-thinking skills.
Effective written and verbal interpersonal communication skills.
Effective teaching skills.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain positive clinical relationships with patients and families, providing infusion therapy, education on self-care and self-administration, and monitoring of treatment response.
Assess whether patients are appropriate for infusion therapy, including the safety of the home, caregiver availability, and readiness to become as independent as possible in treatment and monitoring.
Obtain and document patients’ medical histories at the start of care and on an ongoing basis, particularly information related to the treated diagnosis.
Complete timely and thorough clinical documentation, including plans of care and treatment, visit notes, clinical summaries, medication profiles, discharge summaries, care-team updates, and required consent forms and signatures.
Participate in case conferences as needed to plan care with the multidisciplinary team.
Provide skilled care to patients of varying ages and medical conditions according to the plan of care, physician orders, and plan of treatment.
Establish, secure, and maintain prescribed vascular access devices, including peripheral IVs, PICC and tunneled central venous catheter dressings, and implanted ports.
Administer prescribed medications and conduct therapy-specific assessments, including vital-sign monitoring, response and side-effect monitoring, management of acute infusion reactions, and collection of laboratory specimens as applicable.
Communicate patient responses to therapy and overall assessment findings promptly to relevant members of the care team.
Collaborate with home health agencies delivering services for or alongside the company, providing education and support as requested by the nursing supervisor.
Maintain knowledge of home and ambulatory infusion therapies and use company procedures and training resources to understand each therapy before treatment begins.
Maintain current nursing licensure in states where patients are serviced, as required.
Comply with applicable state and federal laws, regulations, safety protections, privacy and data security requirements, and home infusion standards of practice.
Complete required onboarding and annual training, including CPR certification.
Represent the company professionally when meeting with or educating external customers, payers, and referral sources.
Assist with staff orientation and training, acting as a clinical educator and resource when requested.
Drive a personal or rental vehicle, in accordance with travel policy, to company offices, patient homes, hospitals, physician offices, home health agency offices, and ambulatory infusion suites.