Nurse Practitioner - Infusion Clinic Director

Job Description

Reliant Healthcare is hiring a Nurse Practitioner for an Infusion Clinic in Irvine, CA.

The Infusion Clinic Nurse Practitioner provides primary care for specifically assigned patients to include assessments, care planning, evaluation and education of patients receiving infusion therapy.

JOB SUMMARY

The Infusion Clinic Nurse Practitioner will promote a positive clinic environment centered on safe and professional patient care experience. The nurse practitioner is responsible for quality and accuracy of services provided and perform all task with the utmost of care. Thoroughly review patient orders, medications, and health information and administer parenteral medications in accordance with treatment plan. The nurse practitioner will assess and monitor patients health status and must be able to detect changes in symptoms or health status, know additional interventions is necessary and consult local Medical Director, referring Physician (MD) or Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) and/or clinic staff. Must thoroughly and accurately document all activities in Electronic Medical Record (EMR). The nurse practitioner will report to the Operations Manager.

ESSENTIAL DUITES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities of the Infusion Clinic Nurse, but are not limited to:

Provides friendly and professional service in person, over the phone and through written communications

Demonstrates empathy and understanding to establish rapport with patients and caregivers of all ages

Initiates and maintains IV access for infusions

Safely and accurately administers medications, without error, including oral, IM, SQ, and IV products

Performs ongoing patient assessments and notifies the supervising clinician of all abnormal findings

Uses Electronic Medical Record (EMR) to thoroughly input information, orders, schedule appointments and document all patient care activities and interventions.

Accurately performs necessary nursing responsibilities including, but not limited to initiating and maintaining IV access for infusions, weighing patients, performing vital signs, phlebotomy procedures, administering oxygen

Demonstrates appropriate storage and handling of drug products as well as human specimens

Educates patients regarding symptom/side effect management during therapy and within the scope of practice

Communicates clearly and effectively with patients, coworkers and other healthcare professionals

Demonstrates an organized and efficient prioritization of workload and responsibilities

Maintains a current knowledge of all equipment utilized and performs and/or oversees routine maintenance, calibration and quality assurance of all equipment

Assist with scheduling patients, collecting and posting payment

Manages supply orders, inventor/par levels and required reporting

Manages Employee ADP and scheduling

Ensures all clinic clinical staff are educated regarding medications administer on location including infusion preparation, managing anaphylaxis and/or code emergency situations

Maintains professional conduct at all times

Actively participates with organizational quality and performance improvement efforts

Demonstrates a commitment toward exhibiting Reliant Specialty Infusions core values/mission and advancing RSI strategic goals

Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing education

Provides oversight to clinic staff

Provides open lines of communication between other departments- Pharmacy, Case Management, Sales

Performs all other duties as required and assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and accredited Nurse Practitioner Program

Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Licensure

Current provider card in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

At least three years of clinical experience that includes training in infusion therapy.

Proficient with EHR platforms, Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook

Must be a top- notch team player, provide exceptional patient care and excellent customer service Reliant Healthcare is a multi-disciplinary pharmacy company with locations in the south. We were founded in 2008 by multiple partners from the healthcare space with a mission to improve the patient experience by providing exceptional personalized service for patients with chronic disease.

Full-time