Description

Elevation Infusion Services is seeking a Home Infusion Nurse to join our team Full time ! You will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation and education of patients receiving Infusion therapy and/or other nursing services in accordance with the care matrices and best practices in the home or alternate site setting.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain positive clinical rapport with patients and their families, working closely with them in the provision of infusion therapy, education related to self-care and self-administration, and clinical monitoring of patient response to therapy.
• Assess patient appropriateness for home infusion therapy, including safety of the home environment, availability of caregiver support, and willingness of patient and/or caregivers to become as independent in therapy administration and monitoring of response to therapy as possible.
• Obtain and document patient's medical history at the start of care, particularly as related to the diagnosis being treated with the prescribed infusion therapy.
• Complete all required clinical documentation thoroughly and timely, including nursing plans of care (POC), plans of treatment (POT), visit notes, clinical summaries, medication profiles, discharge summaries and any updates provided to members of the patient's care team
• Participate in case conferences as needed to comprehensively plan patient care with the multi-disciplinary care team.
• Provide skilled care to patients of varying ages and medical conditions, as outlined in the plan of care and in accordance with physician orders and the plan of treatment.
• Establish, secure and maintain vascular access devices as prescribed, including (but not limited to) peripheral IV (PIV) placement, PICC and tunneled central venous catheter dressing changes, and implanted port access.
• Administer medications as prescribed, performing therapy-specific clinical assessments in accordance with the Company's policies, procedures and protocols, which may include frequent vital sign monitoring, management of acute infusion reactions, monitoring of side effects, and procurement of laboratory specimens.
• Communicate observations of patient response to therapy and overall physical assessment/condition with members of the care team in a timely manner, which may include the nursing supervisor, dispensing pharmacist, and licensed prescriber, among others.
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge base of infusion therapies administered in the home utilizing Company policies, procedures and protocols in addition to all available training resources to ensure understanding of each therapy before initiating treatment.
• Maintain current nursing licensure in the state in which patients are serviced, as required by the respective State Boards of Nursing and/or Department of Health.
• Comply with all State and Federal regulations and laws, including employee health and safety protections mandated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), patient privacy and data security required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), as well as all home infusion standards of practice.
• Complete all training required upon hire and annually per policy, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification.

Requirements

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience administering infusion therapy in a home or alternate-site setting\Knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Office and electronic medical records (EMR) programs
• Knowledge of the Infusion Nursing Society (INS) standards of practice, policies and procedures
• Knowledgeable of HIPAA patient privacy and data security requirements, OSHA employee protection regulations, and accreditation standards for home health and home infusion pharmacy (or other relevant accrediting organizations)
• Excellent organizational and critical thinking skills
• Effective interpersonal communications, both written and verbal
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Effective teaching skills

IV Infusion Competencies Requirements:

• Critical thinking skills
• Phlebotomy
• IV placement, including preferral, central Picc, and midline
• Dressing changes
• At least one year of Infusion experience

 Demographic areas for coverage will be Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Bronx.