Home Infusion Nurse II (per diem) Ontario, CA

Home Infusion Nurse II (per diem) Ontario, CA

Coram, an Apria Healthcare Company, is a leading provider of specialty infusion and pharmacy distribution services with more than 80 branch locations and over 50 infusion suites throughout the country. Our more than 2,000 employees, including nearly 1,000 infusion nurses and pharmacists, are known in the industry for providing a high level of personalized care to thousands of home and infusion suite IV patients every day. Please visit our website at .

• Provides nursing care and treatment of home infusion patients in accordance with the physician's plan of treatment and with company policies and procedures, and all applicable accreditation, federal, state, and local regulations.
• Applies appropriate ethical, legal, confidentiality and advocacy principles to the planning and delivery of patient care.
• Provides professional nursing care and treatment of home infusion patients in accordance with the Physician Plan of Treatment.
• Obtains correct, appropriate, and timely physician orders for nursing care provided.
• Collaborates with pharmacy staff to develop and monitor goals of patient therapy.
• Communicates with physician and other members of health care team as regarding changes in patient status and to discuss recommendations.
• Coordinates patient admission with other members of the health care team in order to meet patient home infusion care needs and other care needs as assessed.
• Demonstrates competency in venous access device management, infection control, and safe practice of infusion nursing.
• Identifies learning needs of patient and/or care giver. Provides appropriate intervention and instruction for patient/care giver to safely administer care at home.
• Ensures patient competence and compliance with all self-care, including procedures and infection control; re-educates as necessary, and documents/communicates the need for re-education.
• Appropriately documents patient care activity, home infusion nursing services provided and all communication with patient and physician.
• Documentation is legible, accurate, complete, and complies with company policy and procedure for electronic and paper patient clinical record entries.
• Maintains client files according to policies of Coram, in compliance with standards set by regulatory and accrediting agencies. Monitors patient progress to collaborative home infusion goals to assess medical, psychosocial, and home care environment on an ongoing basis.
• Participates in on call activities as directed.
• Troubleshoots problems regarding operational and clinical procedures. Responds to customer inquiries and resolves patient complaints.
• Participates in education and training regarding patient care and topics related to infusion therapy services as required by the State Board of Nursing and company policy.

Qualifications:

• Requires a current RN license for state of employment, Associate's or Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or school of nursing.
• Current CPR certification and valid Driver's license required. Must have 1-2 years of IV related experience.
• INS, ONS or ASPEN certification preferred. High tech IV skills and knowledge.

Apria Healthcare (or Coram Healthcare ) is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law.
Because Apria believes in providing a safe work environment, we conduct drug and background checks in our recruiting/hiring processes. AA/EOE, M/F/D/V