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St. Luke’s Health System in Merdian, ID is seeking a Full TimeHome Infusion RN to join our Meadowlake Infusion and Injection Center team.
Hours: Monday - Friday | 8 hour shifts
Unit/Position Summary
In this role, you will provide comprehensive care to infusion patients in an outpatient or home setting to include the administration of IV infusion medications to treat serious infections, dehydration, gastrointestinal diseases, or autoimmune diseases. You’ll work autonomously and use your skills and abilities to make decisions for the best possible outcome for your patients. You will be expected to perform and document physical assessments, treatments, responses, disease progression, etc. You’ll be able to provide individualized care and develop meaningful relations with patients while focusing on their overall well-being.
Responsibilities:
The Registered Nurse is responsible for evaluating patients and assisting physicians with patient care. Plans, implements, and documents nursing care based on patient's needs.
- Identifies patient needs and determines priorities for care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
- Develops, implements and coordinates individualized plan of care for patients assigned through initial and on-going assessments.
- Initiates assessment based on the patient's problems or needs, the physician's medical diagnosis, and the functional health framework.
- Performs therapeutic nursing interventions.
- Manages care of patients.
- Documents care based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and/or clinical priorities.
- Advocates for evidence-based practice care standards and supports adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery.
- Provides patient centric care in alignment with professional nursing practice model.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Education: Nursing Degree
- Experience: 1 years' experience to include IV administration; preferably in Home Infusion setting; infection prevention experience helpful.
- Licenses/Certifications: Current RN licensure from the State of Practice; Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification Provider Certified through American Heart Association or American Red Cross
At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Virgin Pulse Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.
St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.
*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.
