Infusion Nurse LPN or RN

Infusion Nurse LPN Or RN

Reports To: Director Of Nursing

Job Summary: Professional member of health team who provides highly specialized skilled nursing services in client's home, under the direction of a plan of treatment established by physician.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide initial and on-going activities of client needs and appropriateness of services.
• Experience with Port or Pic line IV infusion
• Experience starting and removing Peripheral IV
• Educate patient on infusion medication.
• Assesses patients throughout the infusion for adverse reactions to the medication.
• Documents medications, vital signs, and side effects during infusion.
• Responds appropriately to side effects, adverse reactions, or anaphylaxis during infusion
• Collaborating and communicating effectively with pharmacists and physicians.
• Provide physical and emotional comfort and safety of client.
• Notifies physician and agency Director of Nursing of unusual reactions and changes in client's condition.
• Documents all appropriate observations and treatments in keeping with agency policy and procedure.
• Instructs client and/or significant other in disease process, prescribed treatments, actions side effects of medications and treatments and those complications requiring medical intervention.
• Provides daily summary of services and client outcomes to physician and agency supervisor as per agency policy and procedures.
• Works as an integral part of the client's team (client, physician, nurse, pharmacist, etc.) to insure safe effective delivery of patient treatment
• Conducts self in a professional manner at all times and in all situations.
• Provides Agency with a) required license or certificate and b) necessary information to be able to verify experience.
• Accepts only those assignments for which he/she is qualified.
• Complies with all agency policies and procedures.
• Communicates with Agency about problems or concerns.
• Complies with state regulatory acts.

Qualifications:

• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Currently licensed by the State of Florida.
• Minimum of one (1) year current experience in the health care community.
• In addition to being licensed in the State of Florida, the Hi-Tech Nurse must:
• Provide evidence of specialized training in hi-tech procedures
• and/or
• Provide evidence of administering hi-tech services in acute care setting. Six (6) months employment in a hospital ICU, CCU, telemetry OR or IV team setting may fulfill this requirement.
• Be CPR Certified.
• IV Certified