Primary Responsibilities:
The following statements are illustrative of the essential functions of the job and do not include other non-essential or marginal duties that may be required. ADLD reserves the right to modify or change the duties or essential functions of this job at any time. All responsibilities may not be performed by all incumbents.
- Aid Physicians, NP/PAs; including but not limited to new patient referral records review, rooming patients, updating records; patient education, counseling, dietary and medication management
- Administer IV Biologics, IV Iron, and IV fluids via peripherally inserted catheters 1-5 days per week.
- Identifies, assesses and diagnoses problems through patient assessment and interactions; and evaluates actual or potential patient health problems.
- Develops and participates in educating patients, their families, or significant others about post
- discharge care programs.
- Initiates patient care meetings with the health care team to revise the plan of care as the patient’s
condition warrants.
- Maintains a safe and therapeutic patient care environment.
- Provides guidance and direction to members of the health care team to ensure quality patient
care.
- Keeps current on advances in nursing care by participating in educational programs.
- Orients and educates new staff in nursing techniques and departmental procedures.
- Provides and oversees direct patient care in accordance with established nursing protocol and
physicians’ orders.
- Utilizes knowledge of medications, procedures, infection control, and safety precaution; and
initiates appropriate interventions in crisis situations.
- Participates in total quality management to positively affect patient and system outcomes to
improve care.
- Documents patient care in the health care record according to standards.
- Directs and delegates care to other team members.
- Providing safe, effective, appropriate and comprehensive infusion services to Gastroenterology patients.
- Provides education and follow-up care after patients have been released from Biologic Infusion.
- Handles patient triage requiring nurse assistance; including but not limited to clinical questions, patient issues, hospital, lab, and other MD office calls
- Manages GI clinical patient portal
- Assists with walk-in patients
- Assists with LabCorp in-house testing issues and questions
- Monitors and maintains refrigerator temperature logs; checks emergency medications.
- Acts as the point person for all medication and product sales representatives
- Manage Infusion clinic supply and medication ordering
- Manages medication prior authorizations, in collaboration with Billing Department
- Assists the Practice Administrator to ensure the infusion clinic complies with all Federal and State regulatory standards.
- Provides guidance to other clinical and non-clinical staff as necessary.
- Maintains Vaccine Program: Hep A/B, Shingrix, Pneumovax
- Other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
- Associate’s Degree in nursing (Bachelor’s Degree preferred)
- At least one (1) year of infusion therapy experience OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
Certificate/Licenses:
- Current BLS/ACLS
- State of Alaska Nursing License