Infusion Nurse

AMERICAN OUTCOMES MANAGEMENT dba AOM INFUSION•Long Island, NY

10d

About The Position

AOM Infusion is hiring an Infusion Nurse for the Long Island, New York area. The nurse provides primary care to an assigned group of patients receiving home and specialty infusion therapy, including patient and family education and coordination with AOM Infusion’s in-house RN staff to develop, implement, and revise each patient’s plan of care. Care must comply with the applicable State Nurse Practice Act and AOM Infusion policies. The role includes clinical assessment, infusion and vascular-access care, coordination of visits and supplies, documentation, infection control, and participation in quality assurance. The schedule is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with flexibility required for patient-care needs, including possible after-hours care when necessary.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Licensed and registered as a registered nurse in the state or states where practicing.
Current CPR certification.
At least one year of experience as a registered nurse; home infusion experience is preferred.
At least one year of experience as a pediatric nurse; pediatric home infusion experience is preferred, or the ability to become competent in pediatric practices associated with pediatric home infusion.
Knowledge and experience managing infusion access devices, including peripheral lines, PICC lines, central venous catheters, and implantable ports.
Free from communicable diseases, illnesses, or injuries that may interfere with performing the position’s required tasks.
Flexibility with work schedule.
Ability to take responsibility for primary patients and, whenever possible, provide necessary care when after-hours needs arise.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Available to work 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday.

Nice To Haves

Home infusion experience.
Pediatric home infusion experience.

Responsibilities

Assess and document patients’ biophysical, psychosocial, and educational needs; perform physical assessments and report identified problems to the physician and in-house RN staff.
Collaborate with in-house RN staff, patients, and caregivers on nursing care plans consistent with physician orders and plans of treatment.
Identify and report changes in patients’ conditions and communicate when the plan of care needs revision.
Educate patients and families about health care needs, prescribed therapy, infection control, and disaster planning.
Insert, maintain, and assess intravenous access devices, and report access-device changes or issues to in-house RN staff.
Perform treatments in accordance with the physician’s plan of treatment and the patient’s plan of care, using sound clinical judgment.
Coordinate care for assigned patients with other health care team members and coordinate nursing visits according to the treatment and care plans.
Monitor patient supply inventories, report supply needs or overstocking to the pharmacy department, and maintain emergency back-up supplies during patient visits.
Clean and test assigned infusion pumps between patient uses according to policy and document the work on the Pump Maintenance Log.
Complete and submit required patient-care documentation according to company policy; when using an iPad, complete visit notes at the end of each visit and obtain the patient’s signature.
Follow universal precautions, aseptic technique, infection-control guidelines, and patient-teaching requirements related to these practices.
Maintain confidentiality of patient information in accordance with HIPAA and company policy.
Participate in the company quality-assurance program as requested and complete charting according to documentation policy.
Report adverse events after visits to in-house RN staff or the on-call RN after hours, document incidents, and submit Unusual Occurrence Reports as required.
When possible, provide necessary care when an after-hours need arises for primary patients and communicate actions through the reporting system or to the appropriate RN staff.