Optum - Jeffersonville, IN
posted about 2 months ago
Part-time - Entry Level
Jeffersonville, IN
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
About the position
The Home Infusion Nurse at Optum is responsible for providing clinical care and education to home-based patients receiving parenteral medications. This role involves working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure safe and effective administration of infusion therapy, while also focusing on patient education and self-care. The position requires establishing rapport with patients and their families, assessing patient needs, and maintaining comprehensive documentation of care provided.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain positive clinical rapport with patients and their families.
- Assess patient appropriateness for home infusion therapy, including safety of the home environment and caregiver support.
- Obtain and document patient's medical history at the start of care and ongoing.
- Complete all required clinical documentation thoroughly and timely.
- Participate in case conferences to plan patient care with the multi-disciplinary care team.
- Provide skilled care to patients of varying ages and medical conditions as outlined in the plan of care.
- Establish, secure and maintain vascular access devices as prescribed.
- Administer medications as prescribed, performing therapy-specific clinical assessments.
- Communicate observations of patient response to therapy with members of the care team.
- Establish collaborative relationships with home health agencies delivering services.
- Maintain a comprehensive knowledge base of infusion therapies administered in the home and ambulatory infusion center.
- Comply with all State and Federal regulations and laws, including OSHA and HIPAA requirements.
- Complete all training required upon hire and annually per policy.
- Serve as a professional representative of the Company when providing education to external customers.
- Assist in staff orientation and training.
Requirements
- Active and unrestricted licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Indiana.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and/or CPR certification, or willing to obtain.
- 1+ years of experience working as an RN in a clinical care setting that contributes to proficiency in infusion therapy.
- Proficient with electronic medical record documentation.
- Willing and able to work with an interdisciplinary team of professionals.
- Willing and able to work independently in home or alternate-site settings.
- Willing and able to assume a flexible work schedule.
- Access to reliable transportation for travel to customer and/or patient sites.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience administering infusion therapy in a home or alternate-site setting.
- Knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Office and electronic medical records (EMR) programs.
- Knowledge of the Infusion Nursing Society (INS) standards of practice.
- Knowledgeable of HIPAA patient privacy and data security requirements.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office.
- Proven excellent organizational and critical thinking skills.
- Proven effective interpersonal communications, both written and verbal.
- Proven effective teaching skills.
Benefits
- Flexible schedule
- Comprehensive benefits
- Career development opportunities
