About the Role
The Infusion Lead RN will direct patient care, provide clinical oversight, and offer operational support within an outpatient gastroenterology infusion center.
Responsibilities
- Providing day-to-day clinical leadership and oversight for infusion center nursing staff.
- Serving as a clinical resource and mentor, promoting evidence-based nursing practice and professional development.
- Assisting with onboarding, orientation, training, and competency validation of new clinical staff.
- Modeling exceptional patient care and professionalism while fostering a collaborative team environment.
- Coordinating daily staffing assignments and workflow to ensure safe, efficient patient care.
- Delivering direct nursing care, including administration of intravenous medications, biologics, and other infusion therapies in accordance with physician orders and established protocols.
- Performing comprehensive patient assessments before, during, and after infusion treatments.
- Monitoring patients for adverse reactions and initiates appropriate interventions in emergency situations.
- Providing patient education regarding medications, treatment plans, side effects, and follow-up care.
- Ensuring accurate, timely, and complete clinical documentation in the electronic medical record.
- Provides patient care based on Infusion Nurses Society guidelines, standards of care, and federal and state laws and regulations along with Allied Digestive Health policies and procedures.
- Obtains, verifies, and records health history, chief complaint, physical assessment including IV information.
- Gathers pertinent health data through physical assessments and patient records and records information in EMR.
Requirements
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
- Current licensure as a registered nurse in the state of NY
- Two (2) years’ experience as a registered nurse.
- Previous supervisory/lead nursing experience
Skills
- Infusions
- IV certification
- Works well with both the medical staff and patients to ensure safe, quality experience for all patients.
- Knowledge of pertinent medical and drug information is necessary to examine and treat gastroenterological patients.
- Knowledge of gastroenterological conditions, treatments and standard of care pertaining to those conditions/medications/testing, etc.
- Comfortable multi-tasking with sharp attention to detail
- Can perform duties accurately in a timely and efficient manner.
- Can demonstrate exemplary patient service skills and display courteousness and respect.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with a strong ability to remain cordial throughout the workday as well as to maintain patience under occasional stressful situations.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Computer skills: Electronic medical records, MS Office
- Demonstrates strong time management skills and organizational skills.
- Knowledge of HIPAA and OSHA Laws and safeguards and be able to follow these guidelines at all times
Location
- NY
Work Type
- Outpatient
- Medical office
- Hospital
Experience Level
- Two (2) years’ experience as a registered nurse
- Previous supervisory/lead nursing experience
Education Level
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing
- Current licensure as a registered nurse
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive annual base salary
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance (25 or more hours worked/week)
- 401K with 3% safe harbor contribution
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- CME Allowance
- CME days
- Reimbursement
- Sign On Bonus
About the Company
- This job operates in a professional surgical environment in a medical office or hospital and can expose CRNA to infections, communicable diseases and hazardous substances and materials.
- This role may use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines as well as medical equipment.
- Dress attire required: As Determined by Care Center
- Days/Hours: Days and hours to be determined by Care Center.
- The physical demands require mental alertness, critical thinking under stressful situations, knowledge and skills and accountability.
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have visual acuity to see and to talk or hear.
- The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
- This position may occasionally require the ability to physically assist and or escort patients to rooms and areas around the office.
- Travel: None
- Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
- Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
