Infusion Nurse - Portland

Position: Full Time Home Infusion Nurse - Portland, OR (SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE)

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Full Time Home Infusion Nurse - Portland, OR (SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE)
Apply locations Vancouver, WA time type Full time posted on Posted 25 Days Ago job requisition  R31659

Delivering an exceptional infusion experience, everywhere. Delivering on our unyielding commitment, always.

Naven Health is a nationwide home infusion nursing network and clinical platform focused on delivering specialized, truly exceptional infusion care. With over 1,600 team members, including over 1,500 nurses, we are a company aligned to the values of the nurses at our center – to provide an exceptional infusion experience, everywhere. Naven Health delivers home infusion services for a broad range of specialized therapies, as well as clinical trial services and special programs for pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Joining the Naven Health team means being a part of a dynamic and growing organization that is dedicated to our customers, our teammates, and the patients we serve.

Job Description

Summary:

The Infusion Nurse is a licensed clinician who coordinates and provides direct infusion care in the home or alternate treatment site, ensuring patient safety while providing continuity of care in compliance with the physician’s plan of care. The Infusion Nurse works under the direct supervison of their designated Regional Nurse Manager.
The Infusion Nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care following the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation. He/She does so by directing and coordinating all nursing care for patients utilizing established clinical nursing practice standards, ensuring effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desirable patient outcomes.

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities (listed in order of importance and/or time spent)

• Plan, provide, supervise and document professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures. Use professional judgement to develop and individualize the plans of care and Physicians Plan of Treatment based on assessment of patient’s baseline needs and response to care.
• Provision of direct patient care: perform treatments, administer medications and educate patients and families/caregivers.
• Assess patient needs and physical status each skilled visit through health data assessment and patient interview. Re-evaluate patient needs through physical assessment, response to therapy and any updated physician’s orders. Informs physician of any changes in patient condition, response to care, progress etc. and provides written summary to physician to support a supplemental order. Obtains and clarifies orders for Plan of Treatment revisions.
• Provides effective and safe teaching using patient centered care approach modifying teaching modalities to fit patient/ family learning style to achieve independence with prescribed therapy and care needs providing for active participation per plan of treatment.
• Practices effective and timely communication with all members of treatment team. (Naven Health’s Clinical team, medical providers, patients, and families/caregivers) to facility continuity of care. Completes clinical documentation in real-time during nursing visits following nursing standards of practice and applies approved abbreviations and documentation practices as per Naven Health policies. Ensures notes are transmitted promptly to comply with established timeline for billing optimization.
• Coordinates discharge planning including but not limited to preparing discharge summaries with patient instructions. Includes patient care needs, progress towards goals on summaries when transferring care.
• Responds promptly and appropriately to simple patient requests and/or to any adverse event or occurrence during patient visit. Initiates emergency protocols as necessary.
• Works efficiently by utilizing all of the automated technologies available at Naven Health ensuring validation of Plan of Treatment orders, communication of patient care provided, and that assigned visit…