Infusion Nurse - AIC

Infusion Nurse II - AIC

An Infusion Nurse II - AIC is a licensed registered nurse who coordinates and provides intermediate direct patient care to patients in the Ambulatory Infusion Clinic (AIC), to ensure patient safety with continuity and compliance under a physician's plan of care. Works under structured supervision of the designated supervisor.

Job responsibilities include initiating, developing, and implementing intermediate nursing plan of care treatments, evaluating patient progress towards goals, assessing patient needs and physical status at each skilled visit, providing effective and safe teaching using patient-centered care approach, effectively and timely communicating with Option Care's Clinical team, medical providers, patients, and families/caregivers, demonstrating compliance with agency operations, Option Care's policies and procedures, professional standards, local, state, federal regulations/guidelines, and accreditation standards, maximizing work efficiency through the use of computers and other automation technologies, responding promptly and appropriately to patient requests, accepting accountability for own practice through ethical and professional conduct, observing legal and ethical guidelines for safeguarding the confidentiality of patient and proprietary Option Care information including adherence to HIPAA regulations, speaking knowledgeably about Option Care's scope of services and effectively instructing patients about related financial obligations for care and service charges, attending and completing 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 providing 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, participating in multidisciplinary team conferences and providing precepting, training, and mentoring to other nurses for orientation, and onboarding and supervisory activities as assigned, participating in nursing department on-call responsibilities as required, and performing other related duties as directed by supervisor.

Supervisory responsibilities do not apply to this position.

Basic education and/or experience includes an active and unrestricted RN license in the state of practice, minimum of 1 years of nursing experience, current CPR certification required, and an associate's degree in nursing required.

Basic qualifications include 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, basic knowledge of computer operating systems and software applications with the ability self-evaluation for annual appraisal and jointly sets professional growth goals with nurse manager, and the ability to apply knowledge in the effective use of nursing technology tools to communicate and document care provided.

Physical demand requirements include the ability to lift up to 50 pounds with a maximum lifting of 75 pounds, exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, physical demands may involve walking, standing, crouching, kneeling, turning, pivoting, balancing, stooping, reaching overhead, grasping, pushing, pulling, lifting and carrying, fine motor skills and visual acuity required by this job include ability to see up close and from a distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus, team members in this job classification have the likelihood of occupational exposure to blood, body fluids and other potentially infectious materials, possible exposure to hazardous substances with possible effect on reproduction, injury from needles, other sharps, fumes, chemicals, humidity, cold, heat, adverse weather elements, animals, secondhand smoke/vape and unpredictable home environments, and safety requirements include closed toe-shoes, facemask, goggles, gown and/or gloves and functioning device for communication in both routine and emergency situations.

Travel requirements include willingness to travel up to 20% of the time for business purposes.

Preferred qualifications and interests include a Bachelor of Science in Nursing as granted by an accredited school of nursing, 1-2 years of previous infusion nursing experience.