Home Care Infusion RN- PT (Wed, Fri, Sat)

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Are you a nurse who is looking for a change? Do you feel overwhelmed and spread too thin in your current job? A return to the HOME could make you fall in love with nursing all over again! Focus on one patient at a time with Hackensack Meridian Health At Home. Our nurses spend valuable and meaningful 1:1 time with patients in their homes, where they feel most comfortable. Do what you do best, with a flexible schedule in a setting with fewer distractions.

About the role

As a Home Care Infusion RN, you will provide professional nursing care to patients in their home through assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of home nursing care needs on an individual and continuous basis.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care to patients in their home in accordance with organization policies and external regulations.
• Demonstrate competency with infusion therapy.
• Ensure compliance with physician orders in a timely manner, including visit frequency.
• Document care to reflect compliance with physician’s orders and progression toward goals.
• Assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care following policy, procedure, and standards of care.
• Provide holistic care to patients and their significant others.
• Ensure safe patient care and demonstrate knowledge of assigned treatments and procedures.
• Utilize an interdisciplinary team and document all activities accurately.
• Make clinical judgments and critical thinking decisions reflecting professional standards and codes of ethics.
• Document clinical decisions appropriately in the EMR system.
• Identify appropriate payors and remain compliant with authorizations for self and other disciplines.
• Maintain visit frequency within authorization range and utilize secure messaging for insurance communications.
• Complete nursing assessments, medication reconciliation, and collaborate with physicians on the Plan of Care.
• Update care plans within two weeks of changes in patient status.
• Implement teaching strategies consistent with established goals and document them appropriately.
• Report patient care problems to management or physicians in a timely manner with possible solutions.
• Act as a liaison among physicians, managers, and other healthcare team members to coordinate services.
• Communicate pertinent patient information and Plan of Care during transfers or time-off.
• Complete routine assignments accurately, consistently, and independently in a timely manner.
• Meet productivity requirements consistently.
• Maintain awareness of updated standards and incorporate them into practice.
• Demonstrate flexibility with job responsibilities and adhere to organizational competencies and standards.
• Lift a minimum of 50 lbs., push and pull a minimum of 50 lbs., and stand a minimum of 8 hours a day.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Nursing or Diploma Certificate in Nursing.
• Minimum of one (1) or more years of RN experience.
• Ability/Experience with inserting IVs.
• Competency requirements:
  • With previous and recent IV experience (preferred) within one (1) year: Demonstration with preceptor inserting peripheral line, accessing ports, PICCs, and central lines.
  • Without previous experience or experience not within one (1) year: Complete a vascular access device (VAD) course through HMH and follow-up practicum in an outpatient infusion setting, including return demonstration with preceptor.
• Successful completion of Infusion Test within probationary period with a grade of 80% or higher.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills, including Google Suite and/or Microsoft Office platforms.

Qualifications

• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN) preferred.

Benefits

At Hackensack Meridian Health at Home, we recognize our full- and part-time benefit-eligible team members by offering a Total Rewards package including:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits.
• Generous Paid Time Off.
• Travel Reimbursement.
• 401(k) match and investment in your future.
• Tuition Reimbursement.

Per Diem team members are eligible to participate in Travel Reimbursement and may receive a 401(k) match.

Pay

Minimum rate of $54,163.20 annually. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted rates may vary based on labor market data, experience, education, certifications, skills, geographic location, internal equity, budget, and grant funding.