RN Infusion Nurse - Per Diem - Northern Colorado

Option Care Health•Fort Collins, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Option Care Health, Inc. is the largest independent home and alternate site infusion services provider in the United States, with over 8,000 team members including 5,000 clinicians. The company is dedicated to elevating standards of care for patients with acute and chronic conditions across all 50 states by re-imagining the infusion care experience. Option Care Health fosters an inclusive, respectful, engaging, and rewarding culture, valuing diverse talents, backgrounds, and perspectives. For over 40 years, Option Care Health has provided adult and pediatric patients with an alternative to hospital infusion therapy, offering high-quality infusion services for nearly all patients with acute and chronic conditions, resulting in high-quality outcomes at a significantly reduced cost. With more than 70 infusion pharmacies and 100 alternate treatment sites, the company is guided by its purpose to provide extraordinary care that changes lives through a comprehensive approach to care, including intake coordination, insurance authorization, financial assistance resources, education, and customized treatments. An Infusion Nurse I is a licensed registered nurse who provides basic direct patient care to patients in their homes or in an alternate infusion site, ensuring patient safety with continuity and compliance under a physician’s plan of care. This role works under very close direct supervision of the designated supervisor.

Requirements

Active and unrestricted RN license in the state of practice.
0-2 years of healthcare related experience.
Current CPR certification required.
Demonstrated competency in patient care standards required for safe delivery of services and infusion skill sets applicable to agency programs and service needs.
Advanced certification and training as applicable.
Required licensure to operate a motor vehicle in the state of practice with access to a vehicle for business travel with proof of liability insurance.
Basic knowledge of computer operating systems and software applications with the ability to apply knowledge in the effective use of nursing technology tools to communicate and document care provided.
Ability to self-evaluation for annual appraisal and jointly sets professional growth goals with nurse manager.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing as granted by an accredited school of nursing preferred.
6mths to 1yr of experience as a LPN, Nursing Assistant, Patient Care Technician, or other care providing role.

Responsibilities

Initiates, develops, and implements basic nursing plan of care treatments, evaluating patient progress towards goals.
Participates in the provision of direct patient care, performs treatments, administers medications, and educates patients and families/caregivers.
Modifies plan of treatment in response to changing patient status based on physician orders to achieve established or revised patient care goals.
Assesses patient needs and physical status at each visit through health data access and patient interview.
Re-evaluates patient needs through physical reassessment, response to therapy, and supplemental physician orders.
Obtains and clarifies physician orders for plan of treatment revisions, informs physician promptly of significant changes in patient's condition, and provides written summary to physician within supplemental order.
Provides effective and safe teaching using patient-centered care approach for patient and family to achieve independence with prescribed therapy and care needs through active participation per plan of treatment goals.
Effectively and timely communicates with Option Care’s Clinical team, medical providers, patients, and families/caregivers to facilitate continuity of care.
Prepares clinical documentation in real-time during visits and submits to the nursing department to comply with established timelines for billing optimization.
Completes all documentation legibly and applies approved abbreviations and documentation error correction practices per Option Care’s policy.
Under close supervision, coordinates discharge planning and prepares discharge summaries with patient instructions and thoroughly reports patient care needs, progress and goals when transferring care.
Demonstrates compliance with agency operations, Option Care’s policies and procedures, professional standards, local, state, federal regulations/guidelines, and accreditation standards.
Maximizes work efficiency through the use of computers and other automation technologies to validate plan of treatment orders, communicates patient care provided, and follows assigned visit schedule.
Responds promptly and appropriately to patient requests.
Initiates emergency procedures as necessary.
Accepts accountability for own practice through ethical and professional conduct.
Follows established programs and practice within policies and procedures reflective of Option Care’s mission, values, and objectives.
Observes legal and ethical guidelines for safeguarding the confidentiality of patient and proprietary Option Care information including adherence to HIPAA regulations.
Speaks knowledgeably about Option Care’s scope of services and effectively instructs patients about related financial obligations for care and service charges.
Attends and completes required training modules, in-services, and continuing education to maintain competency and professional licensure for demonstrated knowledge regarding the care and management of patients in the home and/or alternate care settings.
Effectively provides oversight and coordination of paraprofessionals in the home setting and may act as the Supervisor in the absence of the Supervisor or Nurse Manager as applicable in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Participates in multidisciplinary team conferences and provides precepting, training, and mentoring to other nurses for orientation, and onboarding and supervisory activities as assigned.
Participates in nursing department on-call responsibilities.
Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor.