Home Infusion Nurse

Are you looking for an exciting career opportunity where you make a difference in people's lives daily? Then come join HME Specialists, we are New Mexico's largest local medical equipment and supply company!

HME Specialists is a rapidly expanding company with a great work environment, career growth opportunities and great benefits. We offer Health, Dental and Vison Insurance, generous paid time off and great employee discounts!

HIT Specialists is a New Mexico-owned and operated independent infusion pharmacy and home and alternate site infusion services provider. We work compassionately to elevate standards of care for patients with acute and chronic conditions across the state.

Job Description Summary:

An Infusion Nurse is a licensed clinician who coordinates and provides direct patient care in the home or alternate treatment site to ensure patient safety with continuity and compliance under a physician's plan of care. Works under the direct supervision of the director of pharmacy operations.

Job Responsibilities (listed in order of importance and/or time spent)

• Initiates, develops and implements nursing plan of treatments; evaluating patient progress towards goals. Organizes and participates in the provision of direct patient care, performs treatments and administers medications in patients' homes and in on-site infusion suite, 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 in-home, in-suite or hospital 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 effective and safe teaching on-site, at bedside or in patient homes 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 HME Specialists' 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 time lines for billing optimization. Completes all documentation thoroughly.
• Coordinates discharge planning and prepares discharge summaries with patient instructions and thoroughly reports patient care needs, progress and goals when transferring care.
• Ensures compliance with agency operations, company 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.
• Speaks knowledgeably about HME Specialists 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. Participates in multidisciplinary team conferences and provides mentoring to other nurses for orientation and supervisory activities as assigned.
• Participates in nursing department on-call responsibilities.
• Actively participates in facility process improvement program and chart audit functions as applicable.
• Performs other related duties as directed.

Basic Education and/or Experience

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Required license in Registered Nursing as granted by the state(s) of practice.
• Current CPR certification.
• Pediatric experience a big plus

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.
• Required license 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 ability to apply knowledge in the effective use of nursing technology tools to communicate and document care provided.

Benefits:

• 401k
• Dental Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time off
• Vision Insurance
• Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Job Type

Full-time/ Part Time/ PRN