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Registered Nurse - Home Infusion

Requisition number 2344767

Job category Nursing

Primary location Atlanta GA

Additional locations Roswell Georgia | Sandy Springs Georgia | Conyers Georgia | Marietta Georgia

Date posted 03172026

Overtime status Non-exempt

Travel Yes 25 of the Time

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Optum is a global organization that delivers care aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care pharmacy benefits data and resources they need to feel their best. Here you will find a culture guided by inclusion talented peers comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The primary role of theHome Infusion Nurseis to provide clinical care and education to home-based patients receiving a wide range of parenteral medications dispensed from Optum Infusion Pharmacy the Company. The most common route of administration is intravenous however medications may also be given via subcutaneous infusion or injection intramuscular injection or intraspinal intrathecal and epidural infusion. Service delivery takes place in patient homes and also in ambulatory infusion suites where available. All infusion services and medication delivery is provided in accordance with Optum Infusion Pharmacy policies procedures and therapy-specific protocols and based on comprehensive orders received from a physician or licensed practitioner. The Home Infusion Nurse fills an integral role in the clinical operations of the organization working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team needed to prepare deliver and seek reimbursement for the infusion therapy that is safely and effectively administered to each patient.

Work Schedule Full-time Monday - Friday 35 hours per week

Area can include DeKalb Fulton Rockdale Gwinnett & Cobb Counties

Primary Responsibilities

Establish and maintain positive clinical rapport with patients and their families working closely with them in the provision of infusion therapy education related to self - care and self - administration and clinical monitoring of patient response to therapy

Assess patient appropriateness for infusion therapy including safety of the home environment availability of caregiver support and willingness of patient and or caregivers to become as independent in therapy administration and monitoring of response to therapy as possible

Obtain and document patients medical history at the start of care and ongoing particularly as related to the diagnosis being treated with the prescribed infusion therapy

Complete all required clinical documentation thoroughly and timely including nursing plans of care POC plans of treatment POT visit notes clinical summaries medication profiles discharge summaries and any updates provided to members of the patients care team as well as obtaining patient and or caregiver signatures on relevant consents and required forms

Participate in case conferences as needed to comprehensively plan patient care with the multi - disciplinary care team

Provide skilled care to patients of varying ages and medical conditions as outlined in the plan of care and in accordance with physician orders and the plan of treatment

Establish secure and maintain vascular access devices as prescribed including but not limited to peripheral IV PIV placement PICC and tunneled central venous catheter dressing changes and implanted port access

Administer medications as prescribed performing therapy - specific clinical assessments in accordance with the Companys policies procedures and protocols which may include frequent vital sign monitoring management of acute infusion reactions monitoring of side effects and procurement of laboratory specimens

Communicate observations of patient response to therapy and overall physical assessment condition with members of the care team in a timely manner which may include the nursing supervisor dispensing pharmacist registered dietitian and licensed prescriber among others

Establish collaborative relationships with home health agencies HHAs delivering services on behalf of or in conjunction with the Company providing agency education and support as requested by the nursing supervisor

Maintain a comprehensive knowledge base of infusion therapies administered in the home and ambulatory infusion center utilizing Company policies procedures and protocols in addition to all available training resources to ensure understanding of each therapy before initiating treatment

Maintain current nursing licensure in all states in which patients are serviced as required by the respective State Boards of Nursing and or Department of Health

Comply with all State and Federal regulations and laws including employee health and safety protections mandated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA patient privacy and data security required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA as well as all home infusion standards of practice

Complete all training required upon hire and annually per policy including cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR certification

Serve as a professional representative of the Company when meeting with and or providing education to external customers payers and referral sources

Assist in staff orientation and training serving as a clinical educator and resource as requested

Drive personal rental vehicle per travel policy in the completion of job duties including but not limited to travel to the Company office patient homes area hospitals physician offices home health agency offices and the Companys Ambulatory Infusion Suite AIS

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