Registered Nurse - PRN Patient Trainer (Non-Traditional RN Role)
Location: Must live within 25 miles of Lynden, WA.
Job Type: PRN, Contract
Pay: $35.00 - $45.00 per hour + Federal Mileage Reimbursement
Flexible Schedule | No Benefits | No Guaranteed Hours
Schedule:
Patient Trainers receive weekly assignment requests from the medical device company. They are allowed to accept or deny the request.
Typically, they are allowed to take between 0-5 patients per week.
This position allows for flexible scheduling.
Example training session: 1 hour travel, 1 hour of training, 1 hour travel back, 30 minutes administrative time
Assignments fluctuate- no guaranteed set number of assignments per week or per month
Assignments are auto assigned depending on trainer's roundtrip mileage on file
Requested amount of assignments per week is not available, when trainer is Active, workload is expected to be completed
Pay Range: $35.00-$45.00 per hour.
Patient Trainers are paid their hourly rate to travel to and from the patient's home.
Additionally, they are paid the federal mileage reimbursement amount for travel.
This job position does not offer any benefits.
Job Description:
A reputable medical device company is hiring part-time Patient Trainers throughout the USA. Currently, one patient trainer is needed in each of the cities listed above.
Patient Trainers go into patients' homes and train them on how to use INR (international normalized ratio, blood test) monitoring machines. Scheduling is very flexible and can be done anytime during the week. A typical training session takes about 1 hour. There is roughly 30 minutes of administrative paperwork to complete after each training session.
The international normalized ratio (INR) blood test tells you how long it takes for your blood to clot. It is used to test clotting times in people taking warfarin (a medicine used to treat and prevent blood clots). Your doctor will use your INR result to work out what dose of warfarin you should take.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Trainer will: Remotely set up training appointment directly with the customer/caregiver.
Travel to the customers home setting within the general geographic location of the Trainer's home.
Provide personalized Face-2-Face® training
Explain reporting options and provide company resources
Communicate and present themselves in a professional manner
Accurately document and submit customer training records
Maintain communications with the client by cell phone, email and internet access
Work Environment:
This is a remote position, requiring Patient Trainers to travel with their own reliable transportation. A typical travel radius is 50 miles from the listed work city. This varies depending on the location of patients.
All supplies are provided to the trainer by the medical device company. The patient will have the INR machine and additional equipment already with them for the training. Masks are NOT required for this role but recommended.
Preferred Qualifications:
Home Health/In home care experience
Anticoagulation/ Cardiology experience
Medical Device training/ experience
If employed, has availability to train 0-5 customers per week in addition to primary employment (1 hour/ training)
Availability to return phone calls, check systems and schedule trainings on a weekly basis
Requirements:
Registered Nurse (RN) license
Pass a Background Check and Drug Test
Must be a resident of the hiring state or a neighboring state
Access to reliable transportation
COVID Vaccination or approved COVID Declination Form
Techy Savvy
Availability to train weekdays and weekends
Must live within 25 miles of a hiring location (hiring locations listed above)
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