Registered Nurse - Infusion Center

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Job Schedule

Full-time: 36-40 hours per week.

**Chemotherapy experience is preferred but not mandatory. Chemotherapy training will be required within six months of hire.**

Job Description

Monroe County Hospital & Clinics is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to join our Infusion Center team.

Primary duties for this position include:

•  Takes vital signs, documents in patient chart, and assists with procedures as requested by providers and their staff.
• Assists in scheduling patients and making reminder phone calls.
• Serves as liaison between patients and providers’ offices.
• Works with teammates to oversee the daily operations of the Infusion Center.
• Administers chemotherapy agents, blood product transfusions, and all medications according to nursing standards and protocols.
• Performs IV starts and access to VAD’s for the administration of drugs as needed, for example, CT scans, echocardiograms, lab draws, etc.
• Performs dressing changes and assists patients with outpatient procedures/treatments as ordered.
• Assesses patients and contacts provider with patient status changes.
• Works closely with the MCHC pharmacy and external pharmacies to schedule the ordering of specific drugs in a timely manner.  Orders additional non-pharmacy supplies according to protocols and maintains stocked rooms in a clean and orderly fashion.
• Coordinates scheduling of outpatients for treatments on weekends/holidays with the Med/Surg unit.    
• Acquires prior authorizations for medications, etc. as needed.
• Provides patient education when appropriate.
• Assists with quality improvement activities.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Ongoing compliance with MCHC educational and training requirements.
• Adheres to the MCHC mission, vision, values, and Standards of Behavior.
• Maintains patient and hospital confidentiality.
• Promotes and maintains positive relationships with patients, visitors, coworkers, and providers.  
• Actively participates in department huddles, in-services, meetings, and educational opportunities.
• Follows all departmental policies and procedures and adheres to departmental budget.