IV Nurse

The IV Nurse is an important role; not only do you have to excel at your job placing and running intravenous therapies, but must have excellent bedside manner. Our patients come to us with a variety of ailments and in such we offer a wide variety of treatments. These include, but are not limited to, vitamin bags, alternative antibiotic treatment, antibiotics, and chelation. We take a team approach to treating our patients and rely on our staff to take ownership over the care provided, under the direction of the provider.

Requirements Education/Experience:

• Registered Nurse required
• Must excel at placing I.V. catheters and drawing blood
• Must be friendly and understand the importance of excellent customer service
• Must possess the ability to work well and communicate effectively with patients, providers and other employees
• Must be able to multitask and work well under pressure.

Duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Greet Patients in the I.V. Center and make them feel comfortable
• responsible for adding walk in patients to the schedule
• Perform peripheral venipuncture in accordance to the established institutional policy or protocol
• Prepare necessary materials to deliver prescribed I.V. treatment
• Administer treatments as prescribed
• Compute and establish flow rates of medications or any other treatment prescribed by the practitioner
• Observe and assess possible adverse reactions related to I.V. therapy and initiate necessary measures to avert reactions
• Ensure technical capability in the use, care, maintenance and evaluation of I.V. equipment
• Document information related to the preparation, administration and termination of all forms of I.V. therapy
• Keep I.V. room, prep room, lab area and concierge rooms for I.V.s clean and organized at all times.
• Stock I.V. center with supplies and medications needed
• Draw blood and tag specimens exactly as outlined in requisition forms
• Process specimens follow laboratory requirements for each specific analyte.
• Responsible for patient call backs
• Perform necessary patient education
• Perform SQ and IM injections
• Ordering medical supplies / performing inventory
• Properly package each specimen and ensure they are delivered to the laboratory on time.
• Keep clean and organized laboratory work area.
• Stock laboratory with needed supplies.\Maintain safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations