Registered Nurse, Infusion

SB Clinical Practice Management•Lake Grove, NY

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Infusion Registered Nurse provides high-quality, individualized direct patient care and supervises auxiliary personnel assisting with patient care. The nurse provides skilled infusion therapy, assesses and monitors patients during treatment, administers medications and treatments as ordered, and documents care in the patient record. The role also includes coordinating referrals and accommodations, maintaining infection control, educating the interdisciplinary team, and participating in quality assurance and required training. The position is full-time at Stony Brook Internists, UFPC, in Lake Grove, New York, with a Monday–Friday schedule and some evening and Saturday work. Listed pay is $50; compensation varies based on experience, education, and market factors.

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, subject to the stated grandfathering provisions.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Collect clinical data, perform clinical interventions, and report abnormalities to a medical provider.
Provide skilled infusion therapy, including starting intravenous lines and accessing ports and PICC lines.
Monitor patient status and administered medications throughout the infusion.
Perform administrative and computer tasks, including answering phones, assembling charts, registering patients, making appointments, and entering data and retrieving reports.
Perform patient care responsibilities safely according to professional standards and organizational policies and procedures.
Develop and organize a plan of care in consultation with the treating physician and relevant subspecialties.
Set priorities to meet patient needs.
Document patient care accurately in the medical record.
Coordinate services and accommodations to support effective communication with patients who have hearing or visual impairments or language barriers.
Facilitate timely and appropriate patient care and 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.
Participate in departmental quality assurance activities.
Complete annual recertification, compliance, HIPAA, and other mandatory training.
Follow policies and regulations governing patient rights and confidentiality.
Perform other related duties as assigned by management.