INFUSION NURSE - ORANGE COUNTY
Company: Option Care Health
Location: Anaheim
Posted on: September 30, 2024
Job Description:
Extraordinary Careers. Endless Possibilities.With the nation's
largest home infusion provider, there is no limit to the growth of
your career.Option Care Health, Inc. is the largest independent
home and alternate site infusion services provider in the United
States. With over 6,000 team members including 2,900 clinicians, we
work compassionately to elevate standards of care for patients with
acute and chronic conditions in all 50 states. Through our clinical
leadership, expertise and national scale, Option Care Health is
re-imagining the infusion care experience for patients, customers
and employees.As a two-year recipient of the Gallup Exceptional
Workplace Award, we recognize that part of being extraordinary is
building a thriving workforce that is as diverse as the patients
and communities we serve.Join a company that is taking action to
develop a culture that is more inclusive, respectful, engaging and
rewarding for all team members. We are committed to hiring,
developing, and retaining a diverse workforce.Job Description
Summary:An Infusion Nurse II is a licensed registered nurse who
coordinates and provides intermediate direct patient care to
patients in the home, or in an alternate infusion suite, to ensure
patient safety with continuity and compliance under a physician's
plan of care. Works under structured supervision of the designated
supervisor.Job Description: ---Job Responsibilities (listed in
order of importance and/or time spent)
- Initiates, develops, and implements intermediate nursing plan
of care treatments, evaluating patient progress towards goals.
Organizes and participates in the provision of direct patient care,
performs treatments, administers medications, and educates patients
and families/caregivers. Modifies plan of treatment in response to
changing patient status or physician orders to achieve established
or revised patient care goals.
- Assesses patient needs and physical status at each skilled
visit through health data access and patient interview.
Re-evaluates patient needs through physical reassessment, response
to therapy, and supplemental physician orders. Obtains and
clarifies physician orders for plan of treatment revisions, informs
physician promptly of significant changes in patient's condition,
and provides written summary to physician within supplemental
order.
- Provides training and mentorship to Infusion Nurse I's as
needed to ensure patient safety and compliance.
- Provides effective and safe teaching using patient-centered
care approach for patient and family to achieve independence with
prescribed therapy and care needs through active participation per
plan of treatment goals.
- Effectively and timely communicates with Option Care's Clinical
team, medical providers, patients, and families/caregivers to
facilitate continuity of care. Prepares clinical documentation in
real-time during visits and submits to the nursing department to
comply with established timelines for billing optimization.
Completes all documentation legibly and applies approved
abbreviations and documentation error correction practices per
Option Care's policy.
- Coordinates discharge planning and prepares discharge summaries
with patient instructions and thoroughly reports patient care
needs, progress and goals when transferring care.
- Demonstrates compliance with agency operations, Option Care's
policies and procedures, professional standards, local, state,
federal regulations/guidelines, and accreditation standards.
- Maximizes work efficiency through the use of computers and
other automation technologies to validate plan of treatment orders,
communicates patient care provided, and follows assigned visit
schedule.
- Responds promptly and appropriately to patient requests.
Initiates emergency procedures as necessary.
- Accepts accountability for own practice through ethical and
professional conduct. Follows established programs and practice
within policies and procedures reflective of Option Care's mission,
values, and objectives.
- Observes legal and ethical guidelines for safeguarding the
confidentiality of patient and proprietary Option Care information
including adherence to HIPAA regulations.
- Speaks knowledgeably about Option Care's scope of services and
effectively instructs patients about related financial obligations
for care and service charges.
- Attends and completes required training modules, in-services,
and continuing education to maintain competency and professional
licensure for demonstrated knowledge regarding the care and
management of patients in the home and/or alternate care settings.
Effectively provides oversight and coordination of
paraprofessionals in the home setting and may act as the Supervisor
in the absence of the Supervisor or Nurse Manager as applicable in
accordance with state and federal regulations.
- Participates in multidisciplinary team conferences and provides
precepting, training, and mentoring to other nurses for
orientation, and onboarding and supervisory activities as
assigned.
- Participates in nursing department on-call
responsibilities.
- Performs other related duties as directed by
supervisor.Supervisory ResponsibilitiesDoes this position have
supervisory responsibilities?(i.e. hiring, recommending/approving
promotions and pay increases, scheduling, performance reviews,
discipline, etc.)No - XYesBasic Education and/or Experience
- Active and unrestricted RN license in the state of
practice.
- Minimum of 1 years of nursing experience.
- Current CPR certification required.Basic Qualifications
- Demonstrated competency in patient care standards required for
safe delivery of services and infusion skill sets applicable to
agency programs and service needs. Advanced certification and
training as applicable.
- Required licensure to operate a motor vehicle in the state of
practice with access to a vehicle for business travel with proof of
liability insurance.
- Basic knowledge of computer operating systems and software
applications with the abilityn self-evaluation for annual appraisal
and jointly sets professional growth goals with nurse manager. to
apply knowledge in the effective use of nursing technology tools to
communicate and document care provided.Physical Demand Requirements
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with a maximum lifting of 75
pounds. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, or up to 10
pounds of force frequently. Physical demands may involve walking,
standing, crouching, kneeling, turning, pivoting, balancing,
stooping, reaching overhead, grasping, pushing, pulling, lifting
and carrying. Fine motor skills and visual acuity required by this
job include ability to see up close and from a distance, color and
peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust
focus.
- Team members in this job classification have the likelihood of
occupational exposure to blood, body fluids and other potentially
infectious materials. Possible exposure to hazardous substances
with possible effect on reproduction, injury from needles, other
sharps, fumes, chemicals, humidity, cold, heat, adverse weather
elements, animals, secondhand smoke/vape and unpredictable home
environments.
- Safety requirements include closed toe-shoes, facemask,
goggles, gown and/or gloves and functioning device for
communication in both routine and emergency situations.Travel
Requirements: (if required)
- Willing to travel up to 100% of the time for business
purposes.Preferred Qualifications & Interests (PQIs)
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing as granted by an accredited
school of nursing preferred.
- 1-2 years of previous infusion nursing experience preferred.Due
to state pay transparency laws, the full range for the position is
below:Salary to be determined by the applicant's education,
experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal
equity and alignment with market data.Pay Range is
$43.79-$72.98Benefits:-401k-Dental Insurance-Disability
Insurance-Health Insurance-Life Insurance-Paid Time off-Vision
InsuranceOption Care Health subscribes to a policy of equal
employment opportunity, making employment available without regard
to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status
according to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran
status, or genetic information.---For over 40 years, Option Care
Health has provided adult and pediatric patients with an
alternative to hospital infusion therapy. With more than 2,900
clinical experts, Option Care Health is able to provide
high-quality infusion services for nearly all patients with acute
and chronic conditions across the United States, resulting in high
quality outcomes at a significantly reduced cost. Option Care
Health has more than 70 infusion pharmacies and 100 alternate
treatment sites. We are guided by our purpose to provide
extraordinary care that changes lives through a comprehensive
approach to care along every step of the infusion therapy process
including: intake coordination, insurance authorization, resources
for financial assistance, education and customized treatments.
Keywords: Option Care Health, Anaheim , INFUSION NURSE - ORANGE COUNTY, Healthcare , Anaheim, California
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