Infusion Registered Nurse

Description

Metro Infusion Center (affiliated with Metro Infectious Disease Consultants) is seeking an Infusion Registered Nurse to work 4 days/week basis at the clinic located in Springfield, IL.

Ideal candidate will have excellent IV skills (PICC certified preferred, but not required). This position offers the high-tech infusion nurse the ability to utilize skills in an office setting and competitive pay.

Schedule: 4 days (32 hours)/week

Duties

• Insert Peripheral lines; teach infusion patients how to self-administer medications. Must have excellent IV skills. Document same in Medical Record.
• Must be familiar with PICC lines and proficient in PICC dressing changes.
• Review and chart daily laboratory results, passing information on to physicians and/or patients as needed.
• E-prescribe new prescriptions and refills at doctor’s order and communicates to pharmacies.
• Receive and return patient and other’s telephone calls.
• Review EMR charts for next day’s appointments, ordering lab results, consult reports or notes as necessary and document all required fields are within EMR to be eligible for meaningful use.
• Responding to telephone calls, meeting patients in the office on weekends, scheduling patients to come to the office as needed.
• Participate in quality assurance and educational activities as requested.
• Use clinical judgment in evaluation activities to meet patient care needs establishing priorities.
• Monitor the safety and effectiveness of the environment and equipment.
• Participate in activities to facilitate good interpersonal communications with facility.
• Arrange for daily coverage with co-worker.
• Assist and consults with the physician in the ordering of procedures and diagnostic tests.
• Order laboratory tests for patients per provider’s order or standing order. Performs follow-up on abnormal labs and medication refills as instructed.
• Maintain patient records, billing documentation and all other administrative records, documentation and correspondence in practice’s EHR as required.
• Administer immunizations, TB screening, medications and blood draws consistent with current guidelines and established protocols.
• Support professional practice by observing the following: Uses knowledge and practices in accordance with 1) Standards of Nursing Practice; 2) JCAHO, state and local laws; 3) MIDC policy.
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by Practice Physicians and Practice Administrator
  
  

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing,
• Valid IL RN state license,
• At least (2) two years RN office practice experience, preferably in an infusion-related practice,
• Infusion experience,
• Chemo experience is preferred, but not required,
• Proof of current vaccinations, including recommended boosters, commonly required for those working with immunocompromised patients, including measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis A & B, influenza, and COVID-19.
• Requests for accommodations/exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis, consistent with applicable laws.
  

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• 401(k)
• $90,000-$95,000/year ($30/hour monthly bonus)