Infusion Technician/Full Time Days

St. Luke's University Health Network; Lehighton (Carbon County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke’s University Health Network seeks a dedicated Infusion Technician to float among network infusion centers as needed.

You will participate in data collection, planning and execution of patient care, and support registration and documentation within the EMR system. Responsibilities include welcoming patients, registering them, performing vital signs, glucometry and phlebotomy as needed, and preparing charts for next day’s patients.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required or preferred healthcare training.
• Successful completion of BLS or equivalent within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Welcomes and assists individuals on arrival in a professional manner.
• Gathers information to complete patient registration and outpatient records.
• Prepares charts for charting and scans into EMR.
• Triages and routes calls to RNs as needed; understands registration in EMR.
• Schedules patients using Cadence Snap Board Scheduling.
• Performs vital signs, glucometry and phlebotomy as assigned.
• Prepares charts for next day’s patients.

Skills

Patient care

Registration process

Vital signs

Phlebotomy

Education

High School diploma or GED

Health care specialty training preferred

Job description

St. Luke’s is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke’s are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay for health care.

Float to network infusion centers as needed.

The Infusion Technician is responsible for providing patient care. Participates in date collection, planning and implementation of patient care.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Welcomes and/or assists all individuals when they arrive in the unit in a professional, friendly and efficient manner.

• Gathers appropriated information to complete the patient registration process. Completes patient registration process as needed Assembles and maintains order of the outpatient record.

• Prepares chart documents to be picked up by medical records and scanned into chart and/or scan documents into HPF to get into electronic medical record.

• Triage/Prioritize calls and distributes to RNs in the clinic when necessary. Demonstrates knowledge of registration as it relates to electronic medical record.

• Works assigned patient and account work ques as assigned to department.

• Schedules patients using Cadence Snap Board Scheduling

• Accurately enters orders through electronic medical records

• Performs clinical procedures within scope of practice

• Performs the following tasks as assigned: Vital Signs. Glucometry. Phlebotomy – both lab draws and therapeutic phlebotomy

• Prepare charts for next day’s patients.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

Sit up to 7 hours per day; 1 hour at a time. Stand for up to 10 hours per day; 8 hours at a time. Walk 6 hours per day; 10 minutes at a time. Consistently lift, carry and push objects up to 10 lbs. occasionally lift, carry and push objects up to 75 lbs. Transport patients weighing up to 250 lbs. via wheelchair, bed and/or stretcher. Frequently stoop and bend. Frequently reach above shoulder level. Must be able to perceive attributes of an object through touch. Must be able to hear as it relates to normal conversation, and high and low frequencies. Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far, color and peripheral vision.

EDUCATION:

High School graduate or GED preferred Health care specialty training preferred.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Evidence of successful completion of BLS or completion within 6 months of hire. Attend St. Luke’s Health Network Associate Patient Care Course or evidence of previous training determined through competency testing.

St. Luke’s University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.