Therapeutic Infusion Nurse
Chapel Hill, NC
Host Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

RN - Therapeutic Infusion

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing
Shift: Days
Hours: 10 hours/day, 40 hours/week
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

Provide competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards in a hospital setting. Responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care using the nursing process.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in identifying and meeting own learning needs; attend education programs as needed.
• Use patient education materials and assess patient/family readiness and developmental level for learning.
• Identify expected patient outcomes and participate in interdisciplinary team discussions to evaluate patient care.
• Communicate relevant information to promote continuity of care.
• Demonstrate competence in caring for patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety aspects.
• Perform bedside point of care testing as required.
• Organize and prioritize care according to patient and family needs.
• Consult appropriate resources timely for patients with complex care issues or high discharge risk.
• Develop professional growth goals with assistance and participate in unit goals and performance improvement activities.
• Promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
• Recognize and synthesize complex assessment data to determine care priorities.
• Assess and anticipate discharge needs and develop relationships with families to support advocacy.
• Collaborate with patients and families to prepare or update care plans, addressing cultural and ethnic considerations.
• Prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
• Engage in research by reviewing relevant journals and contributing ideas for practice improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in North Carolina
• Minimum 1 year of infusion nursing experience, including infusion experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited school of nursing
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC)