Registered Nurse, Infusion

SB Clinical Practice Management Plan•East Setauket, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Registered Nurse, Infusion - Neurology Associates of Stony Brook, UFPC Location: East Setauket, NY Schedule: Per Diem Days/Hours: As Needed Pay: $50 Our compensation philosophy aims to provide marketable compensation programs and to compensate employees based on relevant experience and education. Individual compensation discussions begin during the hiring process and may occur during job review and promotional opportunities. Salaries vary depending on experience, education and current market for the position. Human Resources determines the external and internal equitable salary for each employee. The above salary range (or hiring range) represents Stony Brook CPMP’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting SUMMARY: The Infusion Registered Nurse provides high quality individualized direct patient care utilizing the skills and knowledge of the profession. Provides supervision to auxiliary personnel assisting with the delivery of patient care.

Requirements

The candidate must have an Associate’s degree in Nursing.
(New York State BSN in 10 Law - Must attain Bachelor’s in Nursing or higher within 10 years of initial licensure. Current RNs, as well as those currently enrolled or pending acceptance into a program preparing registered nurses effective date of this act (which is Dec. 19, 2017) are grandfathered in.)
One (1) year post licensure nursing experience.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification from the American Heart Association required.
Current registration to practice as a Licensed Registered Nurse in New York State.
Must have excellent communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) preferred.

Responsibilities

Accurately collects clinical data on patients and demonstrates competency in performing clinical interventions and reports abnormalities to Medical Provider.
Provide high quality, skilled infusion therapy.
Highly skilled at starting intravenous lines, accessing ports and PICC Lines.
Monitor patient status and medication being administered for duration of infusion.
Demonstrates competency in answering phones, assembling charts, patient registration, making appointments, computer data entry and retrieval of reports.
Must safely perform all patient care responsibilities in accordance with professional standards and the organization’s policies and procedures.
Develop and organize a plan of care in consultation with treating physician, as indicated within the various subspecialties of the Department.
Must effectively determine and set priorities to meet patient needs.
Provide proper and accurate documentation of patient care in the patient medical record.
Coordinate any services or accommodations necessary (e.g. sign language interpreter) to ensure effective communications between treating providers and patients who are hearing and/or visually impaired, and patients with language barriers.
Ensures that patients receive timely and appropriate care within the delivery system and facilitates internal and external referrals.
Administer medications, treatments, and contrast agents according to the specific orders of the ordering physician, and document in the patient record.
Maintains infection control precautions and identifies potential infection control problems.
Provides in-service education to members of the interdisciplinary team within the Department.
Participate in Quality Assurance activities within the Department.
Participates in annual recertification training, compliance training, and HIPAA training, as well as all other mandatory in-service programs.
Conforms to policies and regulations governing patient rights and confidentiality of information.
Perform all other related duties as assigned by management.