Metro Infectious Disease Consultants Visa Sponsorship USA

Description

Metro Infusion Center (affiliated with Metro Infectious Disease Consultants) is seeking an Infusion Registered Nurse to work on a part-time basis at the clinic located in Springfield, IL. Ideal candidate will have excellent IV skills (PICC certified preferred, but not required). This position offers the high-tech infusion nurse the ability to utilize skills in an office setting and competitive pay.

Schedule: 3 days (24 hours)/week; flexible weekdays

Duties

- Insert Peripheral lines; teach infusion patients how to self-administer medications. Must have excellent IV skills. Document same in Medical Record.
- Must be familiar with PICC lines and proficient in PICC dressing changes.
- Review and chart daily laboratory results, passing information on to physicians and/or patients as needed.
- E-prescribe new prescriptions and refills at doctor’s order and communicates to pharmacies.
- Receive and return patient and other’s telephone calls.
- Review EMR charts for next day’s appointments, ordering lab results, consult reports or notes as necessary and document all required fields are within EMR to be eligible for meaningful use.
- Responding to telephone calls, meeting patients in the office on weekends, scheduling patients to come to the office as needed.
- Participate in quality assurance and educational activities as requested.
- Use clinical judgment in evaluation activities to meet patient care needs establishing priorities.
- Monitor the safety and effectiveness of the environment and equipment.
- Participate in activities to facilitate good interpersonal communications with facility.
- Arrange for daily coverage with co-worker.
- Assist and consults with the physician in the ordering of procedures and diagnostic tests.
- Order laboratory tests for patients per provider’s order or standing order. Performs follow-up on abnormal labs and medication refills as instructed.
- Maintain patient records, billing documentation and all other administrative records, documentation and correspondence in practice’s EHR as required.
- Administer immunizations, TB screening, medications and blood draws consistent with current guidelines and established protocols.
- Support professional practice by observing the following: Uses knowledge and practices in accordance with 1) Standards of Nursing Practice; 2) JCAHO, state and local laws; 3) MIDC policy.
- Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by Practice Physicians and Practice Administrator

Requirements

- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
- Valid IL RN state license
- At least (2) two years RN office practice experience, preferably in an infusion-related practice
- Infusion experience
- Chemo experience is preferred, but not required
- Proof of current vaccinations, including recommended boosters, commonly required for those working with immunocompromised patients, including measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis A & B, influenza, and COVID-19. Requests for accommodations/exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis, consistent with applicable laws.

Benefits

- 401(K)
- PTO
- $65,000-$70,000 ($30/hour + monthly bonus)