RN Home Infusion

Schedule

Part-time position (24 hours per week)
Day shift, primarily 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., with flexibility to meet operational and patient care needs
Weekend, holiday, and on-call rotation as required to support home infusion services and clinical operations
Role requires regular local travel throughout the BJC Home Care service area
Travel may include visits to patient homes, infusion suites, and other BJC Home Care locations to support clinical oversight, staff, and program needs
Travel is typically within the assigned region but may vary based on operational demands

Compensation / Travel Mileage Reimbursement

Compensation and travel mileage reimbursement provided for eligible business travel in accordance with IRS guidelines

Overview

BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs. BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.

Home Infusion Therapy Department

The Home Infusion Therapy Department of BJC Home Care Services works closely with physicians, patients and caregivers to enable patients to remain or return home while receiving intravenous medications. Our services include 24 hour on-call pharmacy and nursing services, comprehensive patient education materials, patient assessment and drug administration monitoring, and coordination of professional services including home care nursing and laboratory services.

Role Purpose

Evaluates the client and furnishes services requiring substantial and specialized skill, appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures, and instructions to assist the client in learning appropriate self-care techniques. When assigned as case manager, the staff nurse is responsible for coordinating all aspects of care related to that patient.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs
• Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care
• Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care
• Promotes respect, equity and empathy in interactions with diverse and vulnerable populations through care delivery (e.g. support for emotional, spiritual, and cultural preferences of patient, family and/or caregivers)
• PRACTICES COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING, SERVICE RECOVERY AND ADVOCACY FOR PATIENT FAMILY CENTERED CONTINUITY OF CARE
• Implements care by integrating data from the interprofessional team and critical thinking in a safe and timely manner
• Evaluates changes in patient's condition, informs and collaborates with family and/or caregivers, and communicates with interprofessional team as changes occur in plan of care, updates plan of care in EMR
• Evaluates current nursing care to ensure evidence-based practice and quality patient outcomes

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Nursing Diploma/Associate's Nursing
• Experience: No Experience
• Licenses & Certifications: Valid Driver's License RN

Preferred Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree Nursing/Home Health
• Experience: 2-5 years

Benefits And Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being. Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance available on first day
BJC Institute for Learning and Development
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
Adoption assistance

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