Job Summary
- Company
- Apria
- Location
- Omaha, NE 68101
- Industries
- Healthcare Services
- Job Type
- Part Time
- Employee
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Job Reference Code
- 001058
Primary Case Nurse Manager (Omaha,NE)
About the Job
Coram, an Apria Healthcare Company, is a leading provider of specialty infusion and pharmacy distribution services with more than 80 branch locations and over 50 infusion suites throughout the country. Our more than 2,000 employees, including nearly 1,000 infusion nurses and pharmacists, are known in the industry for providing a high level of personalized care to thousands of home and infusion suite IV patients every day. Please visit our website at www.coramhc.com.
Apria Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law.
- Provides professional nursing care for the safety and well-being of infusion home care patients.
- Collaborates with pharmacy staff to develop and monitor goals of patient therapy through the infusion pathway.
- Communicates with physician and other members of health care team as appropriate to convey information regarding patient status and to make recommendations.
- Coordinates patient referrals and admission with other members of the health care team in order to meet patient home infusion care needs and other care needs as assessed.
- Obtains correct, appropriate, and timely prescriptions and specific care instructions from referring physician, including prescriptions for all nursing orders.
- Demonstrates competency in venous access device management, infection control, and safe practice of infusion nursing.
- Identifies learning needs of patient and/or care giver. Provides appropriate intervention and instruction for patient/care giver to safely administer care at home.
- Communicates patient learning needs and findings to health care team members, including pharmacy, customer service staff, and physician/referral source, as appropriate.
- Appropriately documents patient care activity, home infusion nursing services provided and all communication with patient and physician.
- Documentation is accurate, complete, and complies with company policy and procedure for electronic and paper patient clinical record entries.
- Conducts ongoing chart review per policy.
- Forwards required documentation to physician, payors, and referral sources within policy or contractually stated time lines.
- On an on-going basis, monitors patient progress to collaborative home infusion goals to assess medical, psychosocial, and home care environment.
- Ensures patient competence and compliance with all self-care, including procedures and infection control; re-educates as necessary, and documents/communicates the need for re-education.
- Maintains current communication with physician regarding patient status and procedures.
- Provides nursing care and services in accordance with company policies and procedures, and all applicable JCAHO, federal, state, and local regulations.
- Troubleshoots problems regarding operational procedures. Responds to customer inquiries and resolves patient complaints.
- Participates in education and training conferences on patient care. Participates in training sessions of sales personnel marketing the nursing program.
- May assist sales personnel in medical aspects of marketing home care nursing programs.
- Regular and consistent attendance and punctuality is considered an essential job function of this position.
- Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor.
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in appropriate state of practice is required.
- At least one year related experience is required.
- Must possess a valid and current driver's license and auto insurance.
Apria Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law.
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