When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
32hpw; 8-hour shifts, FLEX 7a to 3:30p, with start times varying up to 2 hours, rotating weekends and holidays
Job Description:
Duties/Responsibilities
- Monitors infusion devices on a daily basis and documents according to organizational policy
- Assesses patients for appropriateness of therapy, correctness of infusion prescription and appropriate vascular access device selection
- Cognizant of complication development and appropriate interventions
- Participates in collaborative planning of care for the infusion patient
- Implements standards of care and practice using the nursing process
- Performs infusion therapy procedures correctly – including phlebotomy, medication administration, maintenance of all types of central lines and vascular access devices
- Responds to calls for service in a timely manner
- Intervenes on the patient’s behalf as appropriate
- Demonstrates skills and knowledge at all levels of infusion practice
- Documents all activities according to healthcare organizational policy
- Evaluates patient care and response to care according to established criteria
- Participates in unit based management performance improvement activities
- Participates in product evaluations
- Interacts with healthcare team on a regular basis
- Demonstrates proficiency and knowledge in problem identification and solving activities
- Role model for other healthcare organizational staff
- Identifies learning opportunities required to enhance care delivery
- Serves as educational resource for healthcare organizational staff including physicians, nurses and other members of the healthcare team
- Participates in research projects for infusion therapy
- Demonstrates willingness to validate nursing practice through publication
- Good communication and teaching skills
- Capable of self-directed responsibilities and able to establish priorities in infusion care delivery
- Professional image
It is understood that this is a summary of key job functions and does not include every detail of the job that may reasonably be required.
Education/Experience Required
- 2 Years clinical nursing prior to specialization.
- Valid state licensure
- Credentialing in the specialty area is preferred
- Biotherapy/Chemotherapy Certified or Oncology Certified
- BARD PICC Certification required
- Proficient and competent in PICC insertion with use of U/S guidance
- Collaborative relationships with members of the healthcare team and ancillary support personnel
- Responsibilities will be focused with in the team-model approach for care delivery
- Validated competency related to skill, knowledge and ability to provide quality infusion care
Registration/Certification
- Current RN License, Massachusetts
- Graduate – accredited School of Nursing
Pay Range:
$37.14 – $82.22
This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. The pay range for this position is established and governed by the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Employees hired into this position will receive compensation consistent with the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.