PRN - Infusion Nurse

HOUSTON CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES PA; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Houston Center for Infectious Diseases PA is seeking a skilled nurse to provide infusion and other nursing care, including placing Peripheral IVs and implementing physician orders.

The role includes patient education, monitoring responses, and timely communication with physicians to adapt to changing conditions in potentially hazardous environments.

Qualifications

• Provide infusion and nursing care to patients.
• Place Peripheral IV as needed.
• Ensure protection in hazardous situations (blood and body fluids).
• Teach patients and caregivers.
• Implement physician orders.
• Respond to emergency patient needs.
• Communicate changes to physicians and health care providers.

Responsibilities

• Provide infusion and nursing care to patients.
• Place Peripheral IV as needed.
• Manage central venous access devices.
• Take professional responsibility for self-protection during hazardous work.
• Patient and caregiver teaching.
• Implement physician orders.
• Monitor patient response.
• Respond to emergency patient needs.
• Communicate changes to physicians and other health care providers.

Skills

Infusion nursing

Peripheral IV placement

Patient education

Emergency response

Communication to physicians

Job description

Job Activity/Duties

• Provides infusion and other nursing care to patients


• Placing Peripheral IV as needed


• Takes professional responsibility for self-protection during required work in potentially hazardous situations (handling of blood and body fluids.)


• Patient and caregiver teaching


• Implementation of physician orders


• Response to emergency patient needs


• Communicates to physician and other health care providers, as appropriate, any changes in the patients’ condition.

• Provides infusion and other nursing care to patients


• Placing Peripheral IV as needed


• Manages central venous access devices


• Takes professional responsibility for self-protection during required work in potentially hazardous situations (handling of blood and body fluids.)


• Patient and caregiver teaching


• Implementation of physician orders


• Monitoring patient response


• Response to emergency patient needs


• Communicates to physician and other health care providers, as appropriate, any changes in the patients’ condition.