PRN Home Infusion Nurse

Naven Health•Montpelier, VT

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Naven Health is a nationwide home infusion nursing network and clinical platform dedicated to delivering specialized, exceptional infusion care. With over 1,600 team members, including over 1,500 nurses, the company is aligned with the values of its nurses to provide an exceptional infusion experience everywhere. Naven Health offers home infusion services for a broad range of specialized therapies, clinical trial services, and special programs for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Joining the team means being part of a dynamic and growing organization committed to customers, teammates, and patients. An Infusion Nurse I is a licensed registered nurse responsible for providing basic direct patient care to patients in their homes or alternate infusion sites, ensuring patient safety, continuity, and compliance under a physician’s plan of care. This role operates under very close direct supervision of a designated supervisor.

Requirements

Active and unrestricted RN license in the state of practice.
Minimum of 0-2 years of infusion nursing experience required.
Current CPR certification required (an in-person class is required per company policy).
Demonstrated competency in patient care standards required for safe delivery of services and infusion skill sets applicable to agency programs and service needs.
Advanced certification and training as applicable.
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 self-evaluate for annual appraisal and jointly sets professional growth goals with nurse manager.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing as granted by an accredited school of nursing preferred.
1 year of previous experience as a RN in a home health or acute care setting.

Responsibilities

Initiates, develops, and implements basic nursing plan of care treatments, evaluating patient progress towards goals.
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 based on physician orders to achieve established or revised patient care goals.
Assesses patient needs and physical status at each 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 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 Naven Health’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 Naven Health’s policy.
Under close supervision, 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, Naven Health’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 Naven Health’s mission, values, and objectives.
Observes legal and ethical guidelines for safeguarding the confidentiality of patient and proprietary Naven Health information including adherence to HIPAA regulations.
Speaks knowledgeably about Naven Health’s scope of services and effectively instructs patients about related plan of care.
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 on-call responsibilities as applicable.
Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor.