Infusion Registered Nurse - Committed Weekender

Metro Infectious Disease Consultants; Lake in the Hills (IL); On-site; USD 68,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Metro Infusion Center at Metro Infectious Disease Consultants in Lake in the Hills, IL seeks an Infusion Registered Nurse to cover every other weekend. The role emphasizes IV skills and patient education in an office setting with competitive pay.

The ideal candidate will have PICC certification, infusion experience, and a valid IL RN license, with duties spanning patient management, lab review, documentation, and coordination with physicians. Weekend coverage includes two holidays per year.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current IL RN license.
• At least two years RN office practice experience, preferably in infusion.
• Infusion experience; chemo experience preferred but not required.
• Vaccinations up to date including boosters for immunocompromised patients.

Responsibilities

• Access peripheral lines and educate patients on self-administration; document in the medical record.
• Review daily lab results and communicate findings to physicians/patients.
• E-prescribe new prescriptions and refills per doctor’s order and inform pharmacies.
• Receive and return patient and other calls.
• Review EMR charts for next day’s appointments and ensure required fields are entered.
• Interact with patients on weekends and schedule visits as needed.
• Participate in quality assurance and ongoing education as requested.
• Use clinical judgment to meet patient care needs and establish priorities.
• Monitor safety and effectiveness of the environment and equipment.
• Foster good interpersonal communications with the facility.
• Arrange daily coverage with a coworker.
• Assist physician with ordering procedures and diagnostic tests.
• Order and follow up on laboratory tests per provider orders.
• Maintain patient records, billing docs, and all medical admin in EMR.
• Administer immunizations, TB screening, medications, and blood draws per guidelines.
• Adhere to standards of nursing practice and applicable laws; observe MIDC policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned by physicians and administrator.

Skills

IV skills

PICC certification

Infusion nursing

Office setting experience

Education

RN license

Job description

Metro Infusion Center Metro Infectious Disease Consultants is seeking an Infusion Registered Nurse to work every other weekend at the clinic located in Lake in the Hills, 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.

Under the supervision of the Practice Physicians, the Infusion Staff nurse would provide clinical nursing services and support, including patient education and patient management for their assigned group of physicians.

Schedule

Every other weekend - 26 weekends a year that includes 2 holidays (plus the holiday weekend)

Duties

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

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
• Current IL RN 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.

• $60/hour