Infusion Nurse

About FCHC:

Since 1976, Florida Community Health Centers, Inc. (FCHC) has been a health care leader in Florida. We provide comprehensive primary and specialty health care and patient support services through a network of Centers surrounding Lake Okeechobee and across Florida’s Treasure Coast. Our mission is to ensure that everyone in our communities has access to culturally competent, high-quality health care that they can afford. FCHC has locations in Clewiston, Moore Haven, Okeechobee, Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie, Stuart, Indiantown, Pahokee and West Palm Beach. FCHC’s Corporate Office is centrally located in West Palm Beach, Florida. FCHC has multiple staff members who speak Spanish and Creole, and translation is available for other languages as needed. FCHC has created a “one-stop shop” for patients–providing Pediatric and Adult Primary Care, Dental, OB/GYN and Women’s Health, Infectious Disease, Behavioral Health, Pharmacy, chronic disease education and care management, referral assistance, benefit enrollment assistance and coordination, and telehealth services. Our patients benefit from a “medical home” model, where they may access our extensive array of health care clinicians and services in an atmosphere where they are treated with respect, care, and concern.

Mission

The Mission of Florida Community Health Centers, Inc. (FCHC) is to provide accessible, cost-effective, high-quality, comprehensive health care to all persons in our communities.

Vision

Florida Community Health Centers, Inc. (FCHC) will maintain strong leadership in, and advocate for, the provision of health care services.

FCHC will foster and promote collaborative relationships and will develop partnerships with local, state, and federal public health service agencies and the community in general, to enhance the quality of delivery systems for comprehensive health care. FCHC will be an employer of choice and will demonstrate excellence with a highly trained staff and governing board.

Values

FCHC values Integrity, Compassion, Commitment to serving others (external and internal to the organization), Innovation, Effectiveness (cost and outcome), Efficiency, being Mission-driven, Commitment to serving others internal to organization and Commitment to Excellence.

Position Summary:

The Registered Nurse, Infusion Specialist will operate an infusion clinic to administer on an outpatient basis infusion therapies and monitor and record results for physicians. This position will also coordinate services with lab and other entities participating in patients' care.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Receives orders from physicians and schedules appointments for patients.
• Receives patients, explains procedures, checks vital signs and administers therapy, monitors reactions, and reports to physicians.
• Deal with emergency situations (with outside assistance) if required.
• Provides such infusion treatments as hydration, blood and blood components, administering drugs and solutions.
• Provides rabies treatment for dog and other animal bites.
• Keeps records for physicians and billing purposes.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Organized manner to maintain schedule and generate reports in a timely fashion.
• Reassuring manner to deal with patients of all ages.
• RN with state license required.
• At least three years of clinical experience that includes training in infusion therapy.

Skills and Abilities

• Show empathy and interest in patients of all socio-economic conditions.
• Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.

Additional Notes

All qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. FCHC reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of this position based on reasonable related business necessity as assigned by your supervisor.

**This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment**.

Job Type: Full-time

Physical Setting:

• Clinic

Work Location: In person