Home Infusion Nurse - PT or PRN (Alexandria, VA)

Home Infusion Nurse - PT Or PRN (Alexandria, VA)

Salary: $0 - $1 per hour

Location: Alexandria, VA

Minimum Degree: Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in good standing with the Virginia Board of Nursing

Relocation Assistance: Not Available

Job Summary:

Perform infusion nursing related procedures within patient homes and ambulatory infusion center environments in compliance with regulatory and industry standards and organizational policies and procedures.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Maintains current standards of nursing care in providing care to infusion therapy patients.
• Uses the nursing process when providing care: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Knowledgeable of current infusion therapy clinical issues and standards and incorporates them into daily practice.
• Maintains adequate documentation of the care provided to the patient, as well as of the communication with other members of the patient's health care team.
• Acts as a resource and consultant to prescribers, referral sources, and patients on the proper use of administrative equipment, venous catheters, and administrative supplies.
• Provides patient education as required incorporating principles of adult learning, and company patient education materials and teaching checklists.
• Coordinates with the pharmacy staff on issues of patient care, (care planning), drug delivery, and clinical assessment.
• Participates in the franchise performance improvement committee, and offers suggestions and assistance towards the continuous quality improvement of services offered to consumers.
• Completes assigned paperwork/documentation as directed in a timely manner

Required Skills/Abilities:

Good interactive skills with employees, referral sources, physicians and consumers

Education and Experience:

• A minimum of three (3) years clinical experience
• A minimum of one (1) year experience in acute care or alternate site IV therapy
• Valid driver's license with good driving record
• Preferred, IV certification (i.e., CRNI) or other infusion-related certification