Infusion Nurse Educator - Portland

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Option Care Health, Inc. is the largest independent home and alternate site infusion services provider in the United States. With over 8,000 team members including 5,000 clinicians, we work compassionately to elevate standards of care for patients with acute and chronic conditions in all 50 states. Through our clinical leadership, expertise and national scale, Option Care Health is re-imagining the infusion care experience for patients, customers and team members.

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Cultivating a team with a variety of talents, backgrounds and perspectives makes us stronger, innovative, and more impactful. Our organization requires extraordinary people to provide extraordinary care, so we are investing in a culture that attracts, hires and retains the best and brightest talent in healthcare.

Job Description Summary

Infusion Nurse Educator is a licensed Registered Nurse responsible for providing clinical education and training to ensure successful transition of patients to an Option Care Health care delivery model. This role is also responsible for providing intermediate direct patient care to patients in the home, or in an alternate infusion suite, to ensure patient safety with continuity and compliance under a physicians plan of care.

The Infusion Nurse Educator will also be responsible for partnering with the sales team to safely and effectively transition patients to on to OCH services.

Job Description

Evaluate, educate, and train patients, caregivers, and facility staff about how OCH services & products will be facilitated in an alternative site, in-home, or virtually in order to ensure successful transition of patients to an Option Care Health delivery model.

Conduct patient assessments and evaluations to determine patient viability to join the OCH care delivery model.

Partner with, and coordinate with the OCH sales team to understand clinical transition educational needs, and to develop improvements aimed at increasing patient transition volume.

Maintains confidentiality of patient and proprietary information and observes legal guidelines for safeguarding the confidentiality of patient and proprietary Option Care information.

Provides proper documentation of education utilizing OCH applications and technology.

Coordinates the transition of patients from hospital to home or alternate care settings by collaborating with facility staff, providers, and internal teams to ensure timely discharge, therapy education, and continuity of care.

Provides in-person patient and caregiver education, gathers pre-admission and insurance information, and facilitates the initiation of services to support safe and effective care at home.

Job Responsibilities (listed in order of importance and/or time spent) – Infusion Nurse

Initiates, develops, and implements intermediate nursing plan of care treatments, evaluating patient progress towards goals. Organizes and participates in the provision of direct patient care, performs treatments, administers medications, and educates patients and families/caregivers. Modifies plan of treatment in response to changing patient status or physician orders to achieve established or revised patient care goals.

Assesses patient needs and physical status at each skilled visit through health data access and patient interview. Re-evaluates patient needs through physical reassessment, response to therapy, and supplemental physician orders. Obtains and clarifies physician orders for plan of treatment revisions, informs physician promptly of significant changes in patient's condition, and provides written summary to physician within supplemental order.

Provides training and mentorship to Infusion Nurse I’s as needed to ensure patient safety and compliance.

Effectively and timely communicates with Option Care’s Clinical team, medical providers, patients, and families/caregivers to facilitate continuity of care. Prepares clinical documentation in real-time during visits and submits to the nursing department to comply with established timelines for billing optimization. Completes all documentation legibly and applies approved abbreviations and documentation error correction practices per Option Care’s policy.

Coordinates discharge planning and prepares discharge summaries with patient instructions and thoroughly reports patient care needs, progress and goals when transferring care.

Demonstrates compliance with agency operations, Option Care’s policies and procedures, professional standards, local, state, federal regulations/guidelines, and accreditation standards.

Maximizes work efficiency through the use of computers and other automation technologies to validate plan of treatment orders, communicates patient care provided, and follows assigned visit schedule.

Responds promptly and appropriately to patient requests. Initiates emergency procedures as necessary.

Accepts accountability for own practice through ethical and professional conduct. Follows established programs and practice within policies and procedures reflective of Option Care’s mission, values, and objectives.

Observes legal and ethical guidelines for safeguarding the confidentiality of patient and proprietary Option Care information including adherence to HIPAA regulations.

Speaks knowledgeably about Option Care’s scope of services and effectively instructs patients about related financial obligations for care and service charges.

Attends and completes required training modules, in-services, and continuing education to maintain competency and professional licensure for demonstrated knowledge regarding the care and management of patients in the home and/or alternate care settings. Effectively provides oversight and coordination of paraprofessionals in the home setting and may act as the Supervisor in the absence of the Supervisor or Nurse Manager as applicable in accordance with state and federal regulations.

Participates in multidisciplinary team conferences and provides precepting, training, and mentoring to other nurses for orientation, and onboarding and supervisory activities as assigned.

Participates in nursing department on-call responsibilities.

Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?

(i. e. hiring, recommending/approving promotions and pay increases, scheduling, performance reviews, discipline, etc.)

No

Yes

Basic Education And/or Experience Requirements

• Active and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license required.
• Minimum of 2 years nursing experience.
• Current CPR certification required.
• High School diploma or GED required.

Basic Qualifications

Demonstrated competency in patient care standards required for safe delivery of services and infusion skill sets applicable to agency programs and service needs. Advanced certification and training as applicable

Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization in the business community and with vendors.

Experience applying knowledge of standard practices for all services offered as well as current relevant and applicable standards (i. e. ACHC, URAC standards).

Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards of services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Basic PC skills: Able to competently use internet, email, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint

Access to a reliable means of transportation which will enable the incumbents to travel to care facilities, home visits and multiple hospitals. If such means of transportation would include a personal vehicle, a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance would be required.

Willingness to obtain nursing licensure in additional states if business need supports and geography aligns with market.

• Able to plan, organize and make presentations.
• Current CPR certification required (an in-person class is required per company policy)

Travel Requirements: (if required)

100% local travel to and from patients homes, AIS, partnerships facilities, community hospitals, and medical practice offices to sell Option Care Services, process referrals and provide live education and training support to patient/caregiver and referral sources.

• Preferred Qualifications & Interests (PQIs)
• Hands on home or alternate site infusion or discharge planning experience
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing as granted by an accredited school of nursing preferred.
• Experience growing service provider partnerships

Physical Demand Requirements

Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with a maximum lifting of 75 pounds. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, or up to 10 pounds of force frequently.

Physical demands may involve walking, standing, crouching, kneeling, turning, pivoting, balancing, stooping, reaching overhead, grasping, pushing, pulling, lifting and carrying.

Fine motor skills and visual acuity required by this job include ability to see up close and from a distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Team members in this job classification have the likelihood of occupational exposure to blood, body fluids and other potentially infectious materials. Possible exposure to hazardous substances with possible effect on reproduction, injury from needles, other sharps, fumes, chemicals, humidity, cold, heat, adverse weather elements, animals, secondhand smoke/vape and unpredictable home environments.

Safety requirements include closed toe-shoes, facemask, goggles, gown and/or gloves and functioning device for communication in both routine and emergency