Job Location: Infusion Center - Newport News, VA Position Type: Full Time Salary Range: Undisclosed Job Category: Clinical Support

Position Summary

The infusion nurse assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for patients in an infusion outpatient setting.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Correctly identifies the patient for infusion
Inserts and monitors IV catheters
Collects routine lab specimens
Maintains equipment to be used with patients
Assesses patients throughout the infusion for adverse reactions to the medication
Documents medications, vital signs, and side effects in the medical record
Educates self, staff, and patient family regarding all infusion medications and premeds
Responds appropriately to side effects, adverse reactions, or anaphylaxis during infusion
Sort through daily correspondence and give it to the physician for review.
Checking Inbox continuously through the day-- Handling all messages sent to inbox from front office and provider. This includes calling/mailing info to the patients about labs or referral appts set up by the nurse, corresponding with the physician on any patient's questions that come in.
Process Benefit Investigation for medication prescribed.
Processing prior authorizations
Medication and medical supply inventory management
All other duties assigned by the office manager or providers.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of basic nursing principles and protocols.
Knowledge of policies and procedures related to infection control, environmental safety and patient confidentiality.
Knowledge of examination, diagnostic and treatment room procedures.
Knowledge of medical chart reporting/records.
Skill in appropriate assessment and assistance techniques.
Skill in appropriate use of universal precautions, safe workplace and confidentiality methods.
Skill in health information management by appropriately charting patient data.
Ability to work scheduled hours as defined in the job offer.
Ability to react calmly and effectively in busy or emergency situations.
Ability to interpret, adapt and apply guidelines and procedures.
Ability to work effectively as team members with physicians and other staff.
Ability to appropriately interact with patients, families, staff and others.
Ability to flexibly respond to changing demands.

Education / Training / Requirements

Physical Demands

Ability to lift or move equipment.
Ability to stand and walk for limited periods of time.
Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
Ability to enter data into a computer via a keyboard.
Ability to occasionally reach, bend, stoop and lift up to 30 lbs. *
Ability to grasp and hold up to 30 lbs.*
Ability to occasionally squat and lean over.
Ability to hear normal voice level communications in person or through the telephone.
Ability to speak clearly and understandably.
Basic vision, corrected.
Ability to smell.
Ability to see and understand data on a computer screen.

Success Factors

All statements are essential functions of the position unless identified as non-essential by an asterisk (*).