PRN Position - Monday through Friday, 8AM to 5PM
SUMMARY: This position provides professional nursing care that entails coordinating treatments for patients, obtaining prior authorizations, filing specialty claims, and billing for medications. More specifically, the infusionist is responsible for starting the IV, setting up the medication administration, monitoring the patient through the duration of the infusion and taking down the IV at the end of the infusion.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Ensure patient safety
- Maintain multiple infusion chair schedules while treating patients in a timely manner
- Establishes IV access for infusion patients
- Provides patient teaching and/or instruction of medication.
- Administers medication through IV and monitors patient throughout the infusion
- Proper and through documentation in patient’s chart.
- Collect, label and document lab specimens as needed.
- Ensure that patient chart entries are made accurately and in a timely manner; forward chart as appropriate.
- Contact grant program to order medications for the free drug program
- Pre-order medications to be infused the following week.
- Obtain (in advance) pre-certifications, PA’s and referrals when mandated by insurance company
- Checks reimbursement eligibility (in advance) for TransAct RX specialty medication program.
- Maintain adequate stock levels of medications and supplies.
- Set up and stock infusion room for daily use; keep room and equipment clean between infusions; keep cleaning schedules up to date
- Follow clinic policies for infection control in handling and disposing of infectious/hazardous waste materials.
- Keep physician informed of patient’s status and any issues that arise during the infusion.
- Obtain vital signs
- Administer medications—IM, SQ and intradermal injections
- Administer O2 when ordered by a physician
- Adhere to Quality Control Guidelines; monitoring medication refrigerator temperature, eye wash checklist, O2 checklist, AED checklist and autoclave checklist.
- Adhere to Customer Service Standards
- Knowledge of sterile techniques and sterilization process
- Perform other tasks as needed, in assistance of physician
- Must have predictable and consistent attendance
QUALIFICATIONS
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Current state license to practice as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse
- Possess a Degree, Diploma or Certificate of Completion from an accredited Medical Assistant training program, or have a minimum of 3 years prior experience functioning as a Medical Assistant in a clinic/hospital setting, or completion of Medical Assistant type training in the armed services.
- CPR
- IV certification preferred
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $20.00 - $44.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
Physical setting:
Standard shift:
Weekly schedule:
Application Question(s):
- What are your hourly pay expectations?
- Are you willing to travel to our Downtown Nashville, St. Thomas West, locations?
Experience:
- healthcare: 3 years (Required)
- IV: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
Work Location: In person