Home Infusion Nurse

LUX Infusion•Santa Barbara, CA

7d•$55 - $65•Onsite

About The Position

LUX Infusion is seeking a compassionate and experienced Registered Nurse to provide and coordinate infusion therapy for patients in their homes and other healthcare settings in the Santa Barbara area. The role involves working independently while collaborating with patients, caregivers, physicians, nursing agencies, and other members of the care team to provide safe, personalized care and monitor patients’ responses to treatment. The nurse schedules and coordinates start-of-care and ongoing visits according to prescriptions and established protocols; administers infusion therapies; monitors vascular access and patient condition; educates patients and caregivers; and prepares and reviews clinical documentation. The position also includes communicating reportable changes, coordinating staffing and visits, maintaining confidentiality and regulatory compliance, and participating in quality-assurance activities. Travel within the service area is required. The schedule may include weekdays, weeknights, and weekends, with no holidays. The role operates in a fast-paced environment and requires prioritizing competing demands, managing multiple tasks, and seeking guidance when appropriate. Employees are expected to support LUX Infusion’s mission and values through integrity, compassion, collaboration, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Nursing degree from an accredited college or nursing program.
Current, active state Registered Nurse (RN) license.
At least 2 years of nursing experience.
IV therapy experience, including venous access.
Experience with central line care and management.
Strong assessment and patient-monitoring skills.
Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with the broader care team.
Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and customer-service skills.
Strong organization, scheduling, multitasking, prioritization, and attention-to-detail abilities.
Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel; the posting also mentions PowerPoint.
Willingness and ability to travel to patients’ homes and other healthcare settings.
Scheduling flexibility to work weekdays, weeknights, and weekends; ability to work extra hours if needed.
Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers and meeting service quality and customer-satisfaction standards.
Valid state driver’s license.
Ability to teach patients and caregivers how to care for IV or PICC lines and communicate instructions clearly.
Ability to remain professional under stress and respond appropriately to critical situations.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and perform the physical activities described in the posting.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
CPR certification (listed as preferred in one section; another section says it is required).
Experience in home infusion, ambulatory infusion, critical care, emergency nursing, medical-surgical nursing, or hospital discharge planning.
Experience with phlebotomy and vascular access.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Experience coordinating patient visits, clinical staffing, or nursing agency staffing.
RN licensure in additional states.

Responsibilities

Insert, monitor, maintain, and remove peripheral IVs and administer prescribed IV medications, solutions, blood products, nutrition, and other infusion therapies.
Provide central line, PICC, and other vascular-access care; assess infusion sites, tubing, dressings, and devices throughout therapy.
Perform venous blood draws and collect laboratory specimens as ordered.
Obtain and document vital signs, physical assessments, and reviews of systems; monitor patient responses and respond to adverse reactions or changes in condition.
Educate patients and caregivers about infusion therapy, IV/PICC care, treatment expectations, and administration and monitoring of home infusion.
Prepare accurate clinical records, nursing notes, care plans, and progress notes, and review nurses’ documentation for accuracy and completeness.
Schedule and coordinate start-of-care and ongoing nursing visits according to prescriptions and established protocols; confirm visits with patients and nursing agencies or RNs and send schedules to the team.
Follow up on and enter therapy administration reports and communicate them to the team.
Communicate with patients, families, physicians, supervisors, field personnel, nursing agencies, and other care-team members about treatment needs, problems, special needs, and changes in patient condition.
Report problems and reportable situations to the referring physician, appropriate physician’s office personnel, and LUX Infusion nursing team.
Coordinate staffing and patient visits in a timely manner while maintaining confidentiality and following compliance and ethical requirements.
Perform computer functions including data entry, reports, and searches, and communicate patient or employee information to answering services when required.
Travel to patients’ homes and other assigned healthcare settings within the service area.
Maintain patient confidentiality and perform duties in accordance with applicable federal and state laws, company policies, and ethical standards.
Participate in quality-assurance activities and audits as directed.
Complete required legal and ethical compliance training and follow the LUX Infusion Compliance Manual.