Infusion Nurse

About the Job Part-Time Infusion Nurse in a clinic setting. Qualifications

• Be a licensed nurse, with a current license.
• Minimum of one year of infusion nursing experience.
• Work positively and favorably with patients, families, and staff.

The person in this position must be able to perform the following essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.

• Perform the infusion therapy as directed by physician orders.
• Establish intravenous access per policy and procedure.
• Observe, assess, and document symptoms via nurse notes timely.
• Monitor reactions and patient progress.
• Educate patients and/or caregivers on disease processes, and medications.
• Schedule a follow-up appointment for the next therapy.
• Notify the physician and other personnel (CEO) of the change in the patient's condition.
• Perform skill outline in the agency's approved policy and procedure manual.
• Update clinical records according to policy and procedures.
• Update knowledge and skills by attending in-service programs, continuing education programs, seminars, and self-study programs annually.
• Perform inventory count before and after clinic daily, and communicate needs.
• Communicate supply needs PRN.
• Adhere to safe nursing practice standards.
• Maintain professionalism with patient and client staff.
• Collect co-pays as required.
• Call no-show patients PRN.
• Be knowledgeable about the medications to be administered.
• Mix medication per policy and procedure (never before pt arrival).
• Adhere to Medicaid and Medicare regulations.