What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Infusion Nurse - PRN position at ContinuumRx?
ContinuumRx, a full service infusion pharmacy servicing Northern Virginia and Maryland, is in search of experienced home infusion nurses able to work flexible day or evening hours to care for our patients receiving IV therapy in their homes in the Salisbury, Maryland area.
We require 5 years experience as a registered nurse in an acute care setting. Previous home infusion experience is a plus.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Uses the nursing process to care for and/or educate individuals in the promotion and maintenance of health.
- Uses systematic critical-thinking to guide data gathering, assessment, nursing judgment.
- Responsible for coordinating and managing aspects of infusion nursing care as ordered by the physician.
- Delivers care in collaboration with the patient, their family and all members of the health care team.
- Submits required documentation of care within required time frame including initial assessments, visit encounters, patient education.
- Participates in interdisciplinary collaboration and communicates urgent clinical findings in a timely manner.
- Maintains annual competencies
- Maintains privacy, security and confidentiality of patient, staff and organizational data
- Fosters a non-discriminatory work environment in which care and services are delivered in a sociocultural sensitive manner.
- Ability to work well independently with minimal supervision, while demonstrating strong work ethics to meet goals and provide stellar
- customer service to patients.
- Travel to assigned territory as needed with willing flexibility to meet patient needs.
- Availability for assisting with On-Call responsibilities, as needed. ("Taking Call/Being On-Call")
- Display neat, clean, professional appearance and demeanor at all times.
- Complete understanding of confidentiality with respect to Company proprietary information as well as information concerning patient/client care; complying with all federal and state laws as apply to confidentiality of protected health information (PHI) and electronic protected health information (EPHI); and following HIPAA guidelines regarding readily identifiable protected health information.
Job Type: Part-time
Work Location: In person
