About This Role
This role is for a registered nurse specializing in infusion therapy, responsible for diagnosing and treating patient responses to health problems. The Infusion Nurse provides primary patient care, educates patients and families, and coordinates with in-house RN staff to develop and revise patient care plans.
Responsibilities
- Adhere strictly to providing patient care consistent with the applicable State Nurse Practice Act or title acts relating to reporting and peer review
- Assess and document the patient’s biophysical, psychosocial, and educational needs
- Perform a physical assessment consistent with standards of Nursing Practice and report any identified problems to the patient’s physician and the in-house RN staff
- Cooperate with in-house RN staff on the design and implementation of the nursing care plan to be consistent with the physician orders and plan of treatment for the purpose of meeting the patient’s needs in conjunction with the patient and caregiver
- Routinely identify and report changes in the patient’s condition that require a change in the plan of care by nursing documentation and verbal reporting to the in-house RN staff
- Provide comprehensive patient and family education related to the patient’s health care needs, prescribed therapy, infection control procedures and disaster planning
- Insert, maintain, and assess all types of intravenous access devices used for patient care
- Report any changes or issues with the access devices to in-house RN staff for the purpose of adjusting supply needs, documentation and tracking of Central Venous Access Devices (CVADs)
- Demonstrate competence in performing all treatments per the physician’s plan of treatment/plan of care
- Report need for discharge planning to in-house RN staff and document all needs and changes in the Patient Visit Record and verbally report as well
- Demonstrate sound clinical judgment and expertise in the planning and decision-making process of the patient’s plan of care in cooperation and conjunction with the in-house RN staff
- Coordinate all patient care needs for an assigned group of patients with other members of the health care team
- Maintain high standards of nursing care and implement policies and procedures as established by AOM Infusion
- Coordinate nursing visits and care consistent with the physician’s plan of treatment and the plan of care
- Report necessary changes to the plan of treatment and plan of care as the patient’s health care needs require to the in-house RN staff
- Monitor and maintain patient’s supply inventory on each visit
- Report any supply needs or overstocking issues to the pharmacy department
- Maintain an inventory of emergency back-up supplies that are available during patient care visits, including supplies necessary to maintain infection control procedures and to provide emergency care such as a CPR valved mask
