Infusion Nurse Job Description
Infusion nurse
provides comprehensive nursing care as prescribed by patient's physician & in compliance w/ Home Health Services established standards, policies, & procedures.
Infusion Nurse Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Maintain and participate as a member of crash cart team during all emergency procedures
Admixture, port, peripherally inserted central catheters chemo infusion
Providing safe, effective, appropriate and comprehensive infusion services to oncology patients
Monitoring patient during their IV therapy
Patient education relating to chemo, anti-emetics, supportive care therapies
Maintaining related electronic medical records (Centricity & Intellidose)
Monitoring the patient and developing the plan of care for the cancer patient
Interact directly with patients in a clinical capacity to assess needs
Participate in ongoing training of medical support personnel as needed or directed
Give patients medication and fluids via injection
Infusion Nurse Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Infusion Nurse
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, CRNI, BLS, BCLS, ACLS, OCN, ONCC, ONS, OIIQ
Education for Infusion Nurse
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the infusion nurse job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, Graduate, Associates, Education, Science, Medical, Communication, School of Nursing, Registered Nursing, Home Health Aide
Skills for Infusion Nurse
Desired skills for infusion nurse include:
Infusion Nursing Society standards of practice
HIPAA patient privacy and data security requirements
OSHA employee protection regulations
Joint Commission’s accreditation standards for home health and home infusion pharmacy
Policies and procedures
Experience with Microsoft Office and electronic medical records programs
Excel
Microsoft Word
PowerPoint and other Office Programs
Procedures
Desired experience for infusion nurse includes:
Monitor patients, manage their tubing, maintain arterial catheters, and stay aware of potential drug complications
Administer chemotherapy IV fluids directly into the patient's veins
Prepare treatment areas
Clean treatment equipment
Provide education and follow-up care
Operate the chemotherapy equipment and continually monitors the patient during treatment, typically working in a clinical setting under the supervision of a physician
Infusion Nurse Examples
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Infusion Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of infusion nurse. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for infusion nurse
- Perform patient prescription medication screenings prior to all procedures
- Assist physicians and patients during and after exams/procedures
- Retention, scheduling, development, counseling and annual performance evaluation
- Operating the chemotherapy equipment and continually monitoring the patient during treatment
- Monitoring fluid tubes
- Checking infusions
- Making sure that medications implemented are not counteracting each other or causing a patient harm
- Function in a dual role performing duties of a liaison and clinical Registered Nurse (RN)
- Create and maintain positive customer relations for home infusion and other in-home services programs
- Provide direct nursing services and case management related to infusion therapy for patients in the home, hospital, clinic, or alternate living site
Qualifications for infusion nurse
- Strong venous access skills must be able to access peripheral veins
- Previous home infusion experience a strongly preferred
- Nursing degree, BSN preferred2 – 5 years of relevant working experience
- Certified Oncology RN preferred
- Minimum 3 years providing patient care in an ambulatory health care environment
- Must possess strong patient care skills participative and team-building management skills
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Infusion Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for an infusion nurse. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for infusion nurse
- Represent self in a professional and ethical
- Responsible for the insertion and maintenance of the IV line the care of the patient receiving the therapy
- Responsible for systematically assessing the health care needs of patients for the formulation of a care plan, its implementation and evaluation
- Perform maintenance of patient IV's, equipment
- Provide education/resources to patients pertaining to referrals, nutrition, support groups
- Plans, implements, and evaluates orientation program
- Uses adult learning principles to plan, design, implement, and evaluate educational opportunities and workshops for staff
- Develops, designs, implements, and evaluates patient education materials that support clinical pathway and current clinical practice
- Manages unit specific competency program
- Collaborating and conferring with MDs and the appropriate branch staff regarding patient status and treatment needs
Qualifications for infusion nurse
- Strong IV experience is required
- Proven individual and team leadership ability
- 1 year of office experience in a healthcare setting
- Knowledge of the practice of IV therapy
- Unrestricted RN license by State of Wyoming Board of Nursing or compact privileges under the multi-state Nurse Licensure Compact agreement
- Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Registered Practical Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse
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Infusion Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for an infusion nurse. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for infusion nurse
- Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)will report directly to the Clinical Design Executive and Senior Infusion Nurse Leadership Team
- Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)will be is responsible for the nursing and infusion duties as directed by the senior nurse leadership team as it relates to the patient's plan of care and treatment
- Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)will collaborate with other healthcare professionals, the patient, and their family specific to their plan of care relative to the clinical trial, diagnosis, and treatment plan
- Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)will possess strong IV Therapy (Cannulation) and Phlebotomy Skills
- Two to four years experience as an Registered Nurse
- Understanding of growth and development needs of the age group with which the associates interacts
- Ability to function independently using critical thinking skills
- Intravenous skill (IVP~IVBP cont
- Experience in the functioning and diversity of central venous access devices
- Demonstrate ability to handle, mix and dispose of chemotherapeutic agents
Qualifications for infusion nurse
- Previous Supervisory or Charge experience
- At least one year of acute care nursing required
- Previous experience inserting intravenous devices
- Previous experience providing care and maintenance of a variety of central line catheters
- INS or OCN Certification
- Records data prior to each visit, including but not limited to, vital signs, allergies, medication changes
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Infusion Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of infusion nurse. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for infusion nurse
- There may be a need to travel to another site as require
- Delivers chemo/immunotherapy and blood products
- Performs patient education to cover chemotherapy agents following physicians designated regimen for patient
- Involved in the chemotherapy drug admixture
- Assesses patient via the telephone and acts accordingly
- Works with physician to meet patient’s needs
- Works with physicians and team members to meet the patient’s needs
- May require additional patient care such as assisting patients with activities of daily living
- Provide best-practice clinical training and development
- Responsible for oversight and management the nursing team, including schedules and on-call rotation
Qualifications for infusion nurse
- Assesses patient amily needs and provides teaching and other instructional material
- Follows OSHA guidelines when handling cytotoxic agents, biohazardous waste and any other material potentially infected with blood borne pathogen
- Demonstrates awareness of legal issues in all aspects of patient care
- Posses knowledge of clinic and Department of Nursing structure standards\policies
- Demonstrates self directed leaning through completion of orientation requirements, nursing certifications and updates and continuing education programs
- Posses clinical assessment skills relative to the medical oncology patient amily
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Infusion Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of infusion nurse. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for infusion nurse
- Acts as a back-up to nursing staff to perform direct patient care as needed
- Interprets, trends and responds to trends from patient and referral surveys regarding nursing services
- May act as the Infection Control/Safety Officer and creates processes for ensuring best outcomes
- Works in conjunction with nursing management to create, update and implement processes to increase efficiency, accuracy and safety
- Analyze nursing department staffing needs and create solutions by working with senior management
- Manages their site and acts as a Liaison to the Diplomat PI Committee
- Coordination of care for ongoing patients and new referrals
- Collaboration with pharmacy, advocacy, sales and customer service
- Triage emergent calls related to nursing or clinical issues during business hours
- Infusion pump programming and troubleshooting
Qualifications for infusion nurse
- Minimum 2 year Nursing Diploma
- Must have an active license and good standing as a Registered Nurse
- Maintain CPR certification / ACLS certification is an asset
- Ability to work at various clinics, patients’ home or alternate locations
- Maintain yearly professional liability insurance
- For Quebec applicants – bilingual