What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse (RN) Ambulatory Care Center HWH (FT M-F 8-5) position at UMC Health System?
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Registered Nurse (RN) Ambulatory Care CenterFT M-F 8-5
Monday-Friday
The Ambulatory Infusion Center will provide care to adult or pediatric patients with any condition that can be treated with intravenous (IV), intramuscular (IM), or subcutaneous (SQ) medications.
Therapies include medications via IV, IM or SQ route and via ambulatory infusion pumps. Typical treatments are IV anti-infectives, IV immunotherapy, IV hydration, and anti-emetic therapy.
Education and teaching is provided to patients by an RN and includes information regarding the disease process, drugs, side effects, procedures, protocols, and complications resulting from disease and treatment. Videos, handouts and one-on-one teaching methods are utilized. Outpatient procedures include physical examinations, the insertion of central lines, PICC lines, dressing changes, simple wound care, vital signs, weight monitoring, nursing assessments, and specimen collection. Appropriate referrals are made based on the patient needs at each visit.
UMC Health System provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
*Request for accommodations in the hire process should be directed to UMC Human Resources.*