Infusion RN - Per Diem - Lafayette

Option Care; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 50,819 - 84,708; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match

myFlexPay

Award/Recognition Programs

Job summary

Option Care is seeking an Infusion Nurse II in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This licensed RN will provide intermediate direct patient care, ensuring compliance with physician plans, and will work under supervision.

Responsibilities include developing nursing care plans, administering treatments and medications, and providing training to junior nurses. Candidates should have a minimum of 1 year of nursing experience and possess a valid RN license. Benefits include a 401k plan and recognition programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience required.
• Ability to lift and transport equipment and patients.
• Willingness to travel for business up to 75% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and provides intermediate direct patient care.
• Implements nursing care treatments and evaluates patient progress.
• Documents patient care and communicates effectively with teams.

Skills

Patient care standards

Infusion skills

Computer operating systems

Emergency procedures

Education

Active RN license in Louisiana

CPR certification

Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred

Job description

Job Description Summary

An Infusion Nurse II is a licensed registered nurse who coordinates and provides intermediate direct patient care to patients in the home or in an alternate infusion suite to ensure patient safety with continuity and compliance under a physician’s plan of care. Works under the structured supervision of the designated supervisor.

Job Responsibilities

• Initiates, develops, and implements intermediate nursing plan of care treatments, evaluating patient progress towards goals.
• Organizes and participates in the provision of direct patient care, performs treatments, administers medications, and educates patients and families/caregivers.
• Modifies plan of treatment in response to changing patient status or physician orders to achieve established or revised patient care goals.
• Assesses patient needs and physical status at each skilled visit through health data access and patient interview.
• Re‑evaluates patient needs through physical reassessment, response to therapy, and supplemental physician orders.
• Obtains and clarifies physician orders for plan of treatment revisions, informs physician promptly of significant changes in patient's condition, and provides written summary to physician within supplemental order.
• Provides training and mentorship to Infusion Nurse I’s as needed to ensure patient safety and compliance.
• Provides effective and safe teaching using patient‑centered care approach for patient and family to achieve independence with prescribed therapy and care needs through active participation per plan of treatment goals.
• Effectively and timely communicates with Option Care’s Clinical team, medical providers, patients, and families/caregivers to facilitate continuity of care.
• Prepares clinical documentation in real time during visits and submits to the nursing department to comply with established timelines for billing optimization. Completes all documentation legibly and applies approved abbreviations and documentation error correction practices per Option Care’s policy.
• Coordinates discharge planning and prepares discharge summaries with patient instructions and thoroughly reports patient care needs, progress and goals when transferring care.
• Demonstrates compliance with agency operations, Option Care’s policies and procedures, professional standards, local, state, federal regulations/guidelines, and accreditation standards.
• Maximizes work efficiency through the use of computers and other automation technologies to validate plan of treatment orders, communicates patient care provided, and follows assigned visit schedule.
• Responds promptly and appropriately to patient requests.
• Initiates emergency procedures as necessary.
• Accepts accountability for own practice through ethical and professional conduct.
• Follows established programs and practice within policies and procedures reflective of Option Care’s mission, values, and objectives.
• Observes legal and ethical guidelines for safeguarding the confidentiality of patient and proprietary Option Care information including adherence to HIPAA regulations.
• Speaks knowledgeably about Option Care’s scope of services and effectively instructs patients about related financial obligations for care and service charges.
• Attends and completes required training modules, in‑services, and continuing education to maintain competency and professional licensure for demonstrated knowledge regarding the care and management of patients in the home and/or alternate care settings.
• Effectively provides oversight and coordination of paraprofessionals in the home setting and may act as the Supervisor in the absence of the Supervisor or Nurse Manager as applicable in accordance with state and federal regulations.
• Participates in multidisciplinary team conferences and provides precepting, training, and mentoring to other nurses for orientation, onboarding and supervisory activities as assigned.
• Participates in nursing department on‑call responsibilities.
• Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor.
• If applicable: Inserts PICC/Midlines per physician order; troubleshoots/declots obstructed central line catheters; monitors PICC/Midline and educates on prevention of line infection and routine care.

Qualifications

Basic Education and/or Experience

• Active and unrestricted RN license in the state of practice.
• Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Required licensure to operate a motor vehicle in the state of practice with access to a vehicle for business travel with proof of liability insurance.
• Basic knowledge of computer operating systems and software applications.

Basic Qualifications

• Demonstrated competency in patient care standards required for safe delivery of services and infusion skill sets applicable to agency programs and service needs.
• Advanced certification and training as applicable.
• Ability to self‑evaluate for annual appraisal and jointly set professional growth goals with nurse manager.

Physical Demand Requirements

Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with a maximum lifting of 75 pounds. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, or up to 10 pounds of force frequently. Physical demands may involve walking, standing, crouching, kneeling, turning, pivoting, balancing, stooping, reaching overhead, grasping, pushing, pulling, lifting and carrying. Fine motor skills and visual acuity required by this job include ability to see up close and from a distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Team members in this job classification have the likelihood of occupational exposure to blood, body fluids and other potentially infectious materials. Possible exposure to hazardous substances with possible effect on reproduction, injury from needles, other sharps, fumes, chemicals, humidity, cold, heat, adverse weather elements, animals, secondhand smoke/vape and unpredictable home environments. Safety requirements include closed‑toe shoes, facemask, goggles, gown and/or gloves and functioning device for communication in both routine and emergency situations.

Travel Requirements

Willing to travel up to 75% of the time for business purposes.

Preferred Qualifications & Interests (PQIs)

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing as granted by an accredited school of nursing preferred.
• 1‑2 years of previous infusion nursing experience preferred.

Salary

Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Pay range is $36.89‑$61.49.

Benefits

• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• myFlexPay
• Award/Recognition Programs

EEO Statement

Option Care Health subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, making employment available without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status according to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.