Registered Nurse Clinician (RN)

Palmetto Infusion Careers•Virginia Beach, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Palmetto Infusion is hiring a Registered Nurse Clinician to provide medically prescribed infusion therapy to patients with acute and chronic conditions in an ambulatory infusion clinic setting. The service area is Virginia Beach, Virginia, with travel to nearby clinics as needed. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with Saturdays as needed. The nurse participates in an on-call rotation as assigned for ambulatory infusion clinic nurses. The role involves working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team and using the nursing process to assess and care for patients. The clinician provides professional, ethical, knowledgeable, and compassionate nursing care, along with disease- and drug-specific education for patients and caregivers. Nursing duties include accessing and maintaining central lines and peripheral IVs, obtaining lab specimens, collecting vital signs, administering ordered intravenous and injectable medications, documenting care, responding to and reporting adverse drug reactions, and assisting with administrative duties as needed. The role requires compliance with HIPAA and ACHC regulations, company policies and procedures, and the state nurse practice act. The clinician also maintains nursing knowledge through educational in-services. Palmetto Infusion describes its culture as focused on restoring health and hope, belonging and collaboration, respect and empathy, and embracing change. Employees are expected to uphold the confidentiality of protected health information and follow HIPAA policies.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
Hold an active Registered Nurse license in the state or states of practice.
Have 1 year of nursing experience in a clinical specialty involving infusion therapy.
Hold an American Heart Association BLS certification or obtain it upon hire.
Be proficient with partner programs, such as MS Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Ability to cope calmly with an ambiguous, changing environment while under pressure.
Ability to work as a team member and develop productive, cooperative working relationships with all members of the Palmetto Infusion team.

Responsibilities

Work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team in an ambulatory infusion clinic setting.
Use the nursing process to assess and care for patients.
Provide comprehensive nursing care in a professional, ethical, knowledgeable, and compassionate manner.
Provide disease- and drug-specific education to patients and caregivers.
Comply with HIPAA and ACHC regulations.
Participate in the on-call rotation as assigned for ambulatory infusion clinic nurses.
Travel to outlying clinics as needed.
Maintain knowledge of medical and nursing practices by participating in educational in-services.
Perform nursing duties according to the state nurse practice act and company policies and procedures.
Access and maintain central lines and peripheral IVs.
Obtain lab specimens and collect vital signs.
Safely administer intravenous and injectable medications as ordered by prescribing physicians.
Document patient care and respond to and accurately report adverse drug reactions.
Assist with administrative duties as needed.
Uphold confidentiality of protected health information and follow HIPAA policies.