Nurse Specialist

Overview

The Louisiana Center for Bleeding & Clotting Disorders Hemophilia Nurse Specialist for the Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology will be responsible for assisting in the direct care of hemophilia and other bleeding disorder patients throughout the state and region. The LCBCD Hemophilia Nurse Specialist is responsible for the delivery and management of patient care and oversight, utilizing the nursing process, the healthcare environment and current technology to provide a climate which optimizes patient care and staff development.

The LCBCD Hemophilia Nurse Specialist will perform a variety of direct patient care activities and assist with procedures to appropriate level of training and established protocols. Duties will include completing clinical assessments, delivery of prescribed therapies, prior authorizations, visits to inpatients, discharge planning, professional phone triage, and administering infusions and other therapies in both the clinic and hospital setting. Other duties will include documenting all interactions in the patient’s appropriate electronic medical record, performing clerical functions to support the practice as instructed, and maintaining the physical environment of exam and procedure rooms, and ordering tests, labs, and prescriptions as per physician orders.

The LCBCD Hemophilia Nurse Specialist will also serve as an active contributing member of the Louisiana Center for Bleeding & Clotting Disorders (HTC).

• Complete clinical assessments, delivery of prescribed therapies, prior authorizations, and administer infusions and other therapies in both clinic and hospital settings.
• Perform professional phone triage and discharge planning; maintain documentation in the patient’s electronic medical record.
• Provide visits to inpatients; order tests, labs, and prescriptions as per physician orders; assist with procedures within appropriate training and established protocols.
• Maintain the physical environment of exam and procedure rooms and support clerical functions to aid the practice.
• Serve as an active contributing member of the Louisiana Center for Bleeding & Clotting Disorders (HTC).

• Minimum one (1) year experience in an outpatient clinical setting.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or scheduled form.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multi-responsibilities in outpatient / inpatient settings.
• Knowledge of computer programs for clinical data entry.
• Ability to work nights and weekends, as needed.
• Available for on-call duty.
• Ability to travel to outreach clinics, trainings, patient camps, retreats, and educational programs.
• Self-motivated individual with good organizational and communications skills.
• Ability to work with diverse population.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all work performed.

• Registered Nurse with current Louisiana licensure by date of hire.
• Five (5) years clinical nursing experience in either ambulatory nursing care, med-surgery, and/or pediatrics, including venipuncture experience.

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