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Form of workSummary: The Licensed Practical Nurse, Infusion Specialist will operate within an infusion clinic to administer on an outpatient basis infusion therapy and monitor and record results for provider. All while ensuring that our patients receive safe, and effective quality care. This position will also coordinate services with lab and other entities participating in patients' care.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Receives patients, explains procedures, checks vital signs, and administers intravenous iv therapy, monitors reactions, and reports all abnormal values to provider.
Evaluation: The evaluation of work performance, including: specific duties, responsibilities, demeanor, and work ethic, will be ongoing and implemented by the Clinical Coordinator per center policies.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
Status: FLSA exempt position; OSHA high risk position; ADA negotiable position.
Compliance: Adhere to company policies and procedures and all Federal, State and Local medical service requirements. To include HIPAA Privacy & Security.
Confidentiality (HIPAA): Every employee is required to sign a Pledge of Confidentiality. Failure to comply with our Pledge of Confidentiality can or will lead to immediate termination of employment. Confidentiality applies to a patient's Personal Health Information (PHI) and includes: written, oral and electronic communications. Each employee has an obligation to maintain confidentiality after their employment/association with this facility ends.
Security (HIPAA): Every employee is required to protect their computer log-on and password. You must secure your work area prior to leaving it unattended for an extended period of time. You are required to log-off of your computer and secure your work area prior to leaving at the end of the day. If you have a responsibility for closing or locking files, securing equipment, or locking the building and you do not comply with these requirements, you will be subject to reprimand and/or termination based upon the infraction. We are required by law to protect patient privacy, identifiable patient information, and all properties containing such information.
Physical Requirements: Varied activities include standing, walking, reaching, bending and lifting. Employee must possess full range of body motion including the ability to assist or lift patients when necessary; occasional weight bearing to exceed 50 pounds, use of portable stretchers/wheelchairs encouraged. Employee must possess hand-eye coordination with normal range of vision and hearing abilities. This position frequently requires working under stressful conditions and frequently requires irregular work hours.
Environmental Working Conditions: This position includes both clerical and medical responsibilities. Employee is frequently exposed to communicable diseases, toxic substances, medical cleaning and processing solutions which my included ionizing radiation plus other elements common in a clinical environment.
THIS POSITION IS AT RISK FOR OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO BLOOD AND/OR BODILY FLUIDS
Duties and Responsibilities:
Receives patients, explains procedures, checks vital signs, and administers intravenous iv therapy, monitors reactions, and reports all abnormal values to provider.
- Appropriately response to emergency situations (with outside assistance) if required.
- Insures accurate documentation for provider and billing purposes. Including but not limited to medications, allergies, reactions, medical history, and vitals.
- Administer compound medications, and procedures such as CMAT and Brainwaves as directed by provider.
- Ability to travel to other offices when necessary.
- Participate in performance improvement activities for the enhancement of care.
- Cleaning and disinfecting all patient care areas.
- Maintain inventory of all supplies and place orders when necessary
- Draw up insulin and prepare for upcoming appointments.
- Organized manner to maintain schedule and generate reports in a timely fashion.
- Reassuring manner to deal with patients of all ages.
- Must have great communication skills and a strong work ethic.
- Must be a team player.
- Provide excellent customer service and uphold our companies' values.
- Performs other clinical functions as delegated and supervised by provider.
Evaluation: The evaluation of work performance, including: specific duties, responsibilities, demeanor, and work ethic, will be ongoing and implemented by the Clinical Coordinator per center policies.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
- Graduate from an accredited school of Nursing
- Current Licensed Practical Nurse in the state of Georgia
- At least three years of clinical experience that includes training in infusion therapy.
- ACLs, BLS (preferred)
Status: FLSA exempt position; OSHA high risk position; ADA negotiable position.
Compliance: Adhere to company policies and procedures and all Federal, State and Local medical service requirements. To include HIPAA Privacy & Security.
Confidentiality (HIPAA): Every employee is required to sign a Pledge of Confidentiality. Failure to comply with our Pledge of Confidentiality can or will lead to immediate termination of employment. Confidentiality applies to a patient's Personal Health Information (PHI) and includes: written, oral and electronic communications. Each employee has an obligation to maintain confidentiality after their employment/association with this facility ends.
Security (HIPAA): Every employee is required to protect their computer log-on and password. You must secure your work area prior to leaving it unattended for an extended period of time. You are required to log-off of your computer and secure your work area prior to leaving at the end of the day. If you have a responsibility for closing or locking files, securing equipment, or locking the building and you do not comply with these requirements, you will be subject to reprimand and/or termination based upon the infraction. We are required by law to protect patient privacy, identifiable patient information, and all properties containing such information.
Physical Requirements: Varied activities include standing, walking, reaching, bending and lifting. Employee must possess full range of body motion including the ability to assist or lift patients when necessary; occasional weight bearing to exceed 50 pounds, use of portable stretchers/wheelchairs encouraged. Employee must possess hand-eye coordination with normal range of vision and hearing abilities. This position frequently requires working under stressful conditions and frequently requires irregular work hours.
Environmental Working Conditions: This position includes both clerical and medical responsibilities. Employee is frequently exposed to communicable diseases, toxic substances, medical cleaning and processing solutions which my included ionizing radiation plus other elements common in a clinical environment.
THIS POSITION IS AT RISK FOR OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO BLOOD AND/OR BODILY FLUIDS
