Registered Nurse - Infusion- Per Diem

Barton Healthcare System•South Lake Tahoe, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care to patients within the Outpatient Infusion Center, utilizing established policies and procedures, ensuring safe and effective care. Services are provided based on the ages of the population served; Newborn through geriatric - 65 years or older and in collaboration with the multidisciplinary care team. The Infusion Center RN assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary care team. Demonstrates the knowledge and skill necessary to identify and meet the individualized needs of all patients served in the Outpatient Infusion Center. Obtains insurance and medication preauthorization and pre-treatment physician screening appointments as needed. The scope of care provided in the Outpatient Infusion Center involves the care of patients with various health problems with varied levels of complexity. Takes an active role in shared governance.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited Nursing program
Current California license or ability to obtain prior to start date.
Current CPR/BLS certification by the American Heart Association (BLS for the Healthcare Provider) or ability to obtain prior to start date.
Current PEARS certification prior to hire or must enroll and complete the first available Barton University courses or upon completion of orientation
Knowledge of nursing practices in the Infusion Center Dept
Highly effective written and verbal communications skills.
Proficient computer skills as are required to document, communicate and enter information into the electronic medical records system.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Ability to collaborate with various departments in and outside of the Barton Health System in order to provide consistently exceptional patient care.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
One year recent acute care nursing experience preferred

Responsibilities

Provides consistently exceptional care at all times.
Oversees the provision of patient care. Evaluates outcomes, consults with healthcare team members as required and ensures adjustment of patient care plans to secure optimal care.
Ensures that systems assessments are performed at designated and appropriate intervals on all patients, recognizing disturbed physiology and abnormal parameters.
Ensures that appropriate nursing actions are initiated on patients based on assessment findings. Oversees staff practice to ensure that they are correctly analyzing, prioritizing and implementing standing, temporary and emergency job tasks in a timely fashion according to policy.
Medication administration is safe, accurate and timely; ensures Staff RN compliance to these standards: Follows all safety precautions related to patient ID, order confirmation, calculations and double-checking dose accuracy if applicable. Follows procedure when removing meds from floor stock. Signs and ensures all narcotic wastage is witnessed. Documents all medication intervention to include rationale for PRN medications. Reports all Adverse Drug Events (ADE) according to policy.
Monitors patient reaction and compliance with physician orders. Reports any untoward change in patient condition to appropriate individual.
Recognizes unusual conditions outside of his/her expertise and seeks guidance of colleagues or supervisors.
Functions as a team leader: Communicates effectively with healthcare team members; Ensures timeliness and completeness of care; Ensures physical plant readiness; Supports team members offering assistance and guidance.
Effectively coordinates and prioritizes scheduled procedures and care activities. Initiates and follows through with insurance and medication preauthorization. Coordinates needed appointments with physician offices for pre-treatment screenings.
Assists physicians with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care.
Ensures overall effectiveness of communication with patients and family including; treatment plan progress, procedures, and disposition. Focuses on customer service needs and provides service recovery when indicated.
Oversees that the patients learning needs, abilities, preferences and readiness to learn is assessed. Effectively ensures education of patients, families, and significant others. Interfaces appropriately with Case Management to ensure effective discharge coordination. Medication use and safety, Nutrition interventions, Safe use of medical equipment, Management of pain, Rehabilitation techniques, Use of other resources.
Monitors and ensures accuracy of documentation in patient medical record. All aspects of patient care are accurately and completely documented.
Operates equipment and performs job related duties in a safe manner. Ensures proper functioning of equipment and follows procedure when equipment malfunctions. Reports malfunctions to appropriate ancillary personnel (i.e. Clinical Engineering). Performs ongoing shift assessment providing effective inspection and follow for effective equipment operation.
Orients, instructs and trains assigned personnel to unit functions.
Ensures completeness and accuracy of admitting information, consents for procedures, or any release forms.
Actively participates in Shared Governance.
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possesses the ability to identify each patient’s age-specific needs. All competencies are based on ages served and are detailed in the CBO document.
Demonstrates a working knowledge of regulatory and licensing standards and ensures that practice is compliant with standards.
Responds to the needs of the department by performing other duties, as necessary.