Home Infusion Nurse
LUX Infusion · Syracuse, NY · 3 wk ago
On-siteHealthcare$48/hrFull-time
Schedule
Monday through Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Participation in an on‑call rotation is required (approximately once every eight weeks, covering two weekdays per month and one weekend).
Responsibilities
- Provide direct home infusion nursing care by inserting, monitoring, and removing IVs and administering prescribed medications, blood products, and nutrition.
- Monitor patients for adverse reactions, obtain vital signs, complete physical assessments and reviews of systems, and document all patient‑related activities.
- Perform venipuncture and manage venous access, including peripheral IVs and central lines (PICC, port, midline).
- Teach patients and caregivers how to safely perform and monitor home infusion therapy.
- Collaborate closely with physicians, nursing coordinators, directors of nursing, agencies, and internal care teams.
- Coordinate start‑of‑care and ongoing visits, confirm schedules, and communicate updates across care partners.
- Complete, review, and submit nursing notes, therapy administration reports, care plans, and progress documentation.
- Communicate patient status changes, issues, or reportable events promptly to referring providers and internal teams.
- Maintain compliance with all federal and state regulations, privacy requirements, and ethical standards.
- Participate in staffing coordination and scheduling while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.
- Drive within the state to patient residences and assigned care locations.
- Bring reliability, strong clinical judgment, and attention to detail to independent work in home settings.
Requirements / Qualifications
- Current RN license in New York.
- At least two years of RN experience.
- IV certification and experience with central line care and management.
- Strong medical‑surgical, phlebotomy, and venous access knowledge.
- Confidence working independently while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
- Excellent assessment, documentation, organizational, and multitasking skills.
- Clear, compassionate communication with patients, caregivers, and providers.
- Comfort managing high‑acuity or stressful situations in the home environment.
- Willingness to travel locally to patient residences and healthcare facilities.
- Commitment to accountability, service excellence, and patient‑first care.
- Participate annually in required legal and ethical compliance training.
- Adhere to LUX Infusion’s legal, ethical, and compliance policies and the Compliance Manual.
- Physical demands: occasional standing, walking, sitting; use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; occasional lifting/moving up to 25 pounds; vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Benefits
- Full‑time stability with additional incentives, including a sign‑on bonus.
Pay
$48 USD – $55 USD per hour.