Registered Nurse, Infusion

SB Clinical Practice Management • Lake Grove, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Infusion Registered Nurse provides high-quality, individualized direct patient care and supervises auxiliary personnel assisting with care delivery. The nurse collects clinical data, performs infusion-related clinical interventions, monitors patients and medications throughout infusions, and reports abnormalities to a medical provider. The role also includes administrative and care-coordination duties such as answering phones, registering patients, scheduling appointments, entering and retrieving data, maintaining records, and coordinating referrals and accommodations. The nurse develops care plans in consultation with treating physicians, administers ordered medications and treatments, follows infection-control and confidentiality requirements, provides interdisciplinary in-service education, and participates in quality assurance and mandatory training. This is a full-time position in Lake Grove, New York, scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, with some evenings and Saturdays. The listed pay is $50; the posting does not specify the pay period.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Nursing.
• One year of post-licensure nursing experience.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• Current registration to practice as a Licensed Registered Nurse in New York State.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Under New York State’s BSN-in-10 law, attain a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or higher within 10 years of initial licensure, unless covered by the stated grandfathering provisions.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Collect clinical data accurately, demonstrate competency in clinical interventions, and report abnormalities to the medical provider.
• Provide high-quality infusion therapy, including starting intravenous lines and accessing ports and PICC lines.
• Monitor patient status and medications throughout the duration of infusions.
• Perform administrative duties, including answering phones, assembling charts, registering patients, making appointments, entering data, and retrieving reports.
• Perform patient-care responsibilities safely in accordance with professional standards and organizational policies and procedures.
• Develop and organize plans of care in consultation with treating physicians and relevant subspecialties.
• Determine and set priorities effectively to meet patient needs.
• Document patient care accurately in the medical record.
• Coordinate services and accommodations, including interpreters, to support communication with patients who have hearing, visual, or language barriers.
• Ensure timely and appropriate care and facilitate internal and external referrals.
• Administer medications, treatments, and contrast agents according to physician orders and document them in the patient record.
• Maintain infection-control precautions and identify potential infection-control problems.
• Provide in-service education to interdisciplinary team members within the Department.
• Participate in Department quality assurance activities.
• Complete annual recertification, compliance, HIPAA, and other mandatory in-service training.
• Follow policies and regulations governing patient rights and confidentiality.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree