Clinical Nurse Liaison - Greenville

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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, we work compassionately to elevate standards of care for patients with acute and chronic conditions in all 50 states. Through our clinical leadership, expertise and national scale, Option Care Health is re-imagining the infusion care experience for patients, customers and team members.

Join a company that is taking action to develop an inclusive, respectful, engaging and rewarding culture for all team members. At Option Care Health your voice is heard, your work is valued, and you're empowered to grow. Cultivating a team with a variety of talents, backgrounds and perspectives makes us stronger, innovative, and more impactful. Our organization requires extraordinary people to provide extraordinary care, so we are investing in a culture that attracts, hires and retains the best and brightest talent in healthcare.

Job Description Summary:
Primary responsibility providing nursing services to include on-site referral coordination, patient assessment, education, training, problem solving of new, recycling, hospitalized and current patients.
Job Description:


RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs an initial patient assessment to determine if the patient is an acceptable candidate for home IV therapy and if the home IV therapy can be safely performed in the home setting.
• Determines if the patient meets Intramed Plus' acceptance criteria.
• Documents the assessment of the patient completely in a timely manner.
• Gets needed clinical information to assess reimbursement and clinical needs
• Developes the initial treatment plan with the pharmacist and IP team for initiation of the home infusion therapy.
• Communicates assessment back to referring agent and IP team.
• Educates the patient or caregiver about the home IV therapy according to company policy and protocols.
• Trains the patient or caregiver on the administration techniques and drug delivery device/operation for administering the home IV therapy according to company policy and protocols.
• Observes and determines when the patient or caregiver has successfully completed the training and then certifies that the patient or caregiver can safely administer the IV therapy in their home setting when applicable.
• Communicates and documents the education and training process of the patient or caregiver immediately.
• Educates and trains, if needed, the home health nursing agency's personnel on the drug administration method if they are accepting the responsibility of administering the IV medication to the patient in the home setting.
• Begins coordination after first introductory visit.
• Assists the Nurse Supervisor or designee in the coordination of the home IV therapy for the patient discharge planners, case managers, home health nursing agencies, etc., in a timely manner.
• Coordinates the initiation of the patient's home IV therapy with Pharmacy, Operations and Reimbursement areas.
• Documents the coordination arrangement and activities in a timely manner.
• Communicates verbally and documents all coordination activities as set up.
• Routinely monitors the patient's progress during hospitalization and after compliance during entire home IV therapy.
• Triages any problems which the patient/caregiver or home health nursing agency's personnel and provides recommendations to solve the problems.
• Documents all monitoring activities and communicates effectively with the branch for revisions to the patient's Care Plan when applicable.
• Develops and maintains a processional relationship with case managers, social works medical departments and physicians at assigned accounts who have potential needs for home infusion therapy services.
• Works with hospital discharge managers to simplify and expediate the patients discharge in a safe and timely manner.
• Does the initial training and admission at the hospital unless circumstances do not allow.
• Presents a positive and professional image when performing all duties.
• Assists in identifying potential marketing sources to expand business opportunities.
• Participates in the assessment of patient care services and identification of service problems which do not meet Intramed Plus' service goals.
• Documents any service problems through the appropriate methods established, such as Incident Reports, etc.
• Assess patient and chart observations of the patient's condition related to prescribed intravenous therapy, at each visit.
• Provides skilled nursing care and prescribed intravenous therapies with a variety of patient populations within various potentially complex home situations.
• Maintains technical skills according to the standards of the State Board of Nursing and Intramed Plus, as measured by competency assessments during orientation and annually.
• Complete patient evaluation tasks, including reviewing medications and vital signs.
• Administer prescribed infusions as ordered.
• Assess Central Venous Access Device and provide appropriate care to include dressing changes and site care.
• Obtain labs as ordered by the physician.
• Coordinate with physicians, pharmacists, and other individuals of the multidisciplinary team in the patient's care.
• Document and maintains a complete and updated treatment plan at all times. Meets required guidelines for documentation of certification and re-certification periods and obtains verbal orders per protocol as deemed necessary.
• Accurately completes admission and revisit documentation in a timely manner.
• Handles the On-Call responsibilities in a professional and effective manner.
• Works effectively with the On-Call team.
• Documents On-Call activities per policy.

REQUIREMENTS

• RN License - current status in South Carolina
• Current South Carolina Drivers License
• 2+ years experience, preferably in home IV therapies, patient/family education/training skillS
• Excellent clinical, communication and organizational skills

Due to state pay transparency laws, the full range for the position is below:

Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Pay Range is $76,745.23-$127,901.22

Benefits:

-Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

-Paid Time off

-Bonding Time Off

-401K Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match

-HSA Company Match

-Flexible Spending Accounts

-Tuition Reimbursement

-myFlexPay

-Family Support

-Mental Health Services

-Company Paid Life Insurance

-Award/Recognition Programs

Option Care Health subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, making employment available without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status according to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.