Employee Type:
Regular
Work Shift:
Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)
Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!
Infusion Outpatient/PICC Nurse (RN)
Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.
A Brief Overview
The Infusion Outpatient/PICC Nurse (RN) will care for non-chemo infusion patients including starting IV's, giving injections, and caring for PICC lines. Documentation for such interactions. Operate Pyxis machine to pull medications, program pumps, and monitor patients who are receiving infusions. Review orders/referrals, schedule patients, and communicate with physician offices to procure all documentation needed for insurance authorizations. This position is working with the radiology department to place PICC lines, mid lines, and EDPs. Performs other duties as assigned.
What you will do
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Documentation for follow-ups, New Evaluations, and Procedures, verbal orders, discharges, and allergies are documented on the chart and on the computer
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Complete all conscious sedation documentation
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All adverse events are immediately reported to the physician and the director of pain management
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Participate in the bi-annual mock codes
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Ensure appropriate medication protocol was implemented per departmental standards (within the RN scope of practice)
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Provide required patient assessment documentation and teaching
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Provide medical supplies for set-up for patient procedures
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Demonstrate competency in both equipment usage and equipment care (with the RNs scope of practice)
Education Qualifications
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ADN Required
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BSN Preferred
Experience Qualifications
Skills and Abilities
- Ability to works with patients, families, physicians and other health care providers with a high level of customer service orientation, required.
Licenses and Certifications
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Registered Nurse - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation in good standing Required
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Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association is required within 30 days of hire. Recertification every two years is Required
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Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certified - American Heart Association Preferred
Physical Demand
Light Physical Demand
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.
