Registered Nurse (RN), Weekend Shift, Home Health

Infusion Nurse
At New England Life Care (NELC), you'll join a mission-driven organization where your work helps make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients across New England. As the region's only non-profit home infusion provider, NELC serves more than 70 hospital systems throughout Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Founded by local hospitals, NELC was created to ensure patients have access to a provider that reflects their commitment to excellence in patient care, quality, and service.
Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. At NELC, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where every employee is heard, valued, and supported. If you're excited about this opportunity but don't meet every qualification listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply—you may be the person we're looking for.
New England Life Care currently has an opening for an Infusion Nurse in Nashua, New Hampshire that will service patients in the surrounding area. The ideal candidate for this position has excellent interpersonal skills, a strong desire to care for patients, and a flexible schedule. A shift differential will be paid for any weekend shifts.
Job Summary: The person in this position is responsible for the provision of direct patient care to home infusion therapy patients in conjunction with physician orders. Establishes, implements, and revises, as needed, a plan of treatment that meets each patient's specific needs and follows Joint Commission, federal and state regulations, reimbursement guidelines and NELC policies and procedures.
Benefits:

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Generous employer-matched 403b savings program
Company paid: Life insurance, Short- and long-term disability insurance
Paid time off
And much more!
Primary Responsibilities:

Accurately performs initial and ongoing patient assessments of home infusion therapy patients.
Provides comprehensive initial and ongoing patient and caregiver education relating to the prescribed home infusion therapy.
Demonstrates competency in the aseptic administration and monitoring of all therapy types provided by NELC.
Effectively communicates changes in patient status to appropriate members of infusion and reimbursement teams verbally and in writing (progress notes, e-mail, etc.) in a timely manner.
Comprehensively documents all patient assessments and communication with patients, caregivers, and other members of the healthcare team in each patient's record.
Inserts, maintains / troubleshoots, and discontinues (as appropriate) all types of infusion access according to NELC policies and procedures.
Maintains and demonstrates competency in the use and troubleshooting of infusion equipment and supplies.
Participates in case conferences as needed.
Participation in On Call rotation for Nursing department.
Required Education:

Bachelor's or Associates Degree in Nursing or diploma with equivalent experience.
Minimum of two (2) years acute care experience.
Previous home health nursing experience preferred.
Previous Home Infusion Therapy experience preferred.
Regulatory Requirements:

R.N. license in good standing in the state(s) where providing care / services
Current BLS Certification.
Valid driver's license.
Excellent driving record.
Knowledge of HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations preferred.
Knowledge of the Joint Commission accreditation process and overall JC standards preferred.
Skills and Requirements:

Excellent patient assessment skills required.
Working / practical knowledge of home infusion therapy administration / equipment use preferred.
Ability to communicate effectively with all customers and members of the healthcare team verbally and in writing.
Good interpersonal skills required.
Good organizational skills required.
Ability to work independently as well as being a part of a team.
Working / practical knowledge of microcomputer systems including patient documentation systems, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
Dependability in attendance and job performance required.

EOE