RN - Expanded Care Infusion

Carle Health•Urbana, IL

About The Position

The Expanded Care nurse is a specialized infusion registered nurse who serves as a professional caregiver and member of the interdisciplinary team. The nurse promotes a collaborative approach involving patients, families, and all members of the care delivery team. The role includes administering chemotherapy and removing chemotherapy pumps, providing IV infusions and injections, teaching patients about IV antibiotics, administering blood products, performing therapeutic phlebotomies, coordinating and providing direct and indirect patient care, and documenting care. The nurse works in a team-driven setting to support results and clinician satisfaction while independently completing assigned tasks. The role involves confirming orders, insurance authorization, and referrals before scheduling or treating patients; administering prescribed medications or medications under approved algorithms; monitoring and documenting patient responses; entering and releasing therapy plans; communicating patient updates and condition changes to physicians and pharmacists; and scheduling appointments and explaining schedules and expectations to patients.

Requirements

College diploma in Nursing.
Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) within 30 days.
ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate within 1 year.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) within 1 year.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) within 1 year.

Responsibilities

Work within a team-driven setting to drive results and provide customer satisfaction to clinicians while independently completing assigned tasks.
Ensure the ordering provider’s office has entered appropriate orders and obtained insurance authorization and referral before scheduling or treating patients.
Administer medications as prescribed or in accordance with approved algorithms, and document medical justification and effectiveness.
Monitor each patient’s response during visits and document the response in the medical record.
Document care in the electronic medical record according to department policy, including treatment notes and patient responses.
Enter and release therapy plans to coordinate care for the patient population.
Communicate with physicians and pharmacists by phone or electronic medical record about patient updates and changes in condition.
Schedule appointments and communicate appointment schedules and expectations to patients.
Administer chemotherapy and remove chemotherapy pumps; provide IV infusions and injections, IV antibiotic teaching, blood products, and therapeutic phlebotomies.
Coordinate and provide direct and indirect patient care.
Support the hospital’s mission, vision, values, standards, policies, procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality statements, corporate compliance plan, customer service standards, and standards of behavior.