Soleo Health is seeking a Per Diem Registered Nurse
– Infusion to support our Los Angeles, CA area market.
The Infusion Nurse provides primary patient care for specifically assigned patients to include assessments, care planning, evaluation and education of patients receiving infusion therapy and/or other nursing services in accordance with the care matrices and best practices in the home or alternate site setting.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES * Provide the majority, if not all of the direct care for all specifically assigned patients including initiation and maintenance of all communications with appropriate care team members including pharmacists, physicians, dieticians, home patient representatives and any appropriate community resource staff members.* Evaluate and education patient/care partner to safely administer the home infusion therapy and provide additional instruction as indicated.* Evaluate the home environment where the care is to be provided and identify interventions that may be required to render the home care environment safe and appropriate for the prescribed care.* Develop, in conjunction with other clinical team members, each patient’s Care Map and evaluate patient’s response to therapy during each home visit or encounter.* Appropriately discharge primary patients and complete discharge summary within 7 days of discharge.* Develop and maintain caseload scheduling and communications on a weekly and monthly basis in updating schedule with changes.
Schedule home visits with patient/care partner and document on patient visit schedule calendar, which is posted in patient’s home.* Document patient visit to physician or lab drawing station on calendar.* Coordinate care via live telephone conversations and/or voicemail with the team as determined by the urgency of information to be relayed.* Document all communications at the time of service.* Takes part in the nursing on-call rotation in order to provide continuous nursing support services to our customers.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS * RN Degree, BSN Preferred* Minimum 3 years nursing experience with background in infusion therapy* Current nursing license for applicable state* Experience in ICU and/or Cardiac Care preferred* Excellent customer service skills* Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.