Job Summary: 

• Provide high-quality, skilled, in-home infusion therapy most often prescribed weekly, with an anticipated infusion time of 1 hour
• Complete visit-specific nursing documentation and submit to the appropriate life sciences organization
• Provide focused clinical education and support to patients, family, and caregivers
• Establish the prescribed visit or infusion timeline in conjunction with the patient's and or caregiver's availability
• Communicate with the patient and or caregiver directly regarding visit scheduling
• Reconcile medications and supplies to ensure availability for upcoming infusions
• Communicate with prescribing physician, clinical nurse coordinator, and pharmacists any and all significant changes, such as dose or infusion changes, compliance issues, patient overall condition, or issues of therapy tolerance, while strictly adhering to HIPAA regulations
• Participate in ongoing quality improvement initiatives such as on-site visits accompanied by a nurse surveyor, documentation review, patient surveys, and other measurement or analysis tools

Skills on Resume: 

• Clinical Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Infusion Therapy (Hard Skills)
• Documentation Accuracy (Hard Skills)
• Patient Education (Soft Skills)
• Time Management (Soft Skills)
• Medication Reconciliation (Hard Skills)
• Interdisciplinary Communication (Soft Skills)
• Quality Improvement (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Coordinate care for assigned patients to promote the achievement of clinical outcomes
• Provide direct patient care based on the nursing process and mentor and manage others to promote quality and excellence of care
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary health care team to optimize team performance
• Promote improvements in treatment area processes and cost-effective use of resources
• Be accountable for one's own decisions regarding patient care
• Identify impending changes in patient condition and individual performance issues
• Analyze patient care data to deliver and evaluate care
• Ensure unit management functions as designated by the assistant nurse manager
• Focus in the area of clinical practice, education, or administration
• Have knowledge of nursing process, social, behavioral and physical sciences, nursing research and application, leadership and management as normally acquired through completion of a bachelor's program in nursing
• Have knowledge of the current health care environment

Skills on Resume: 

• Patient Care (Hard Skills)
• Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
• Decision Making (Soft Skills)
• Condition Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Unit Management (Hard Skills)
• Leadership Skills (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Collect data in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on the biophysical, psychosocial, cognitive, self-care, educational, environmental, and discharge planning needs of the patient
• Assess the patient's health care needs on a systematic and continuous basis according to established time frames
• Identify the biophysical, psychosocial, cultural, self-care, teaching, and continuing care needs of the patient considering the patient's age and diagnoses
• Collect data in an ongoing and systematic manner as outlined by departmental protocol
• Emphasize assessment of the physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status of the patient
• Report any abnormal assessments promptly to the physician or mid-level provider
• Review specific patient care situations for the effectiveness of multidisciplinary or multidepartmental interventions
• Formulate a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on identified patient care needs
• Use department or unit process standards as specified for planning or delivering patient care, individualize these, and hold and coworkers accountable to them
• Document and evaluate care provided
• Formulate a goal-directed plan of care based on departmental or unit standards
• Establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs
• Maintain the confidentiality of the patient at all times

Skills on Resume: 

• Data Collection (Hard Skills)
• Health Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Care Planning (Hard Skills)
• Patient Evaluation (Hard Skills)
• Clinical Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Intervention Review (Hard Skills)
• Confidentiality Practice (Soft Skills)
• Accountability Skills (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Participate in unit and departmental nursing quality improvement process, standards development and revision, collection of data, and report to the cancer committee and steering subcommittee
• Identify a follow-up plan for each patient for each visit
• Provide verbal and written self-care instructions to the patient and or caregiver for access to resources and to prevent and manage side effects of their diagnosis and treatment with each visit
• Utilize effective communication skills to establish positive working relationships with all health team members, patients, and significant others
• Initiate plan of care based on established priorities, essential needs, and available resources
• Explain the plan of care to the patient and significant others, utilizing ancillary resources
• Demonstrate ability to respond quickly to changes and follow guidelines for the management of cardiac or respiratory arrest, anaphylactic and hypersensitivity reactions, seizures, vesicant extravasations, chemical spills, and other emergent infusion-related situations that may occur
• Implement care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent, timely, and continuous manner
• Intervene on the patient's behalf, utilizing appropriate resources
• Support the department or unit by providing coverage for nursing shortages and increased patient census
• Identify or assess an unstable or emergency condition and initiate appropriate action

Skills on Resume: 

• Quality Improvement (Hard Skills)
• Follow Up (Hard Skills)
• Patient Education (Hard Skills)
• Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
• Care Planning (Hard Skills)
• Emergency Response (Hard Skills)
• Resource Utilization (Hard Skills)
• Team Support (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Practice effective problem identification and resolution skills
• Administer medications accurately and in accordance with the five rights of medication administration
• Perform treatments and procedures according to hospital policy
• Assure documentation is accurate, concise, and follows established guidelines
• Demonstrate responsibility for patient or family education
• Assess the effectiveness of the intervention and revise the plan of care
• Evaluate the effectiveness of patient interventions on an ongoing basis
• Round on patients routinely to identify and assess needs
• Review specific patient care situations for the effectiveness of departmental team interventions
• Demonstrate the competence required in evaluation skills
• Maintain current knowledge, certification, and licensure
• Practice within the legal boundaries of the Nurse Practice Act and according to hospital policy and procedures

Skills on Resume: 

• Problem Solving (Soft Skills)
• Medication Administration (Hard Skills)
• Procedure Performance (Hard Skills)
• Accurate Documentation (Hard Skills)
• Patient Education (Hard Skills)
• Care Evaluation (Hard Skills)
• Patient Rounding (Hard Skills)
• Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Identify learning needs in oneself and initiate actions to address these educational needs
• Attend hospital-sponsored training programs by the department or unit
• Update clinical skills by department or unit policy and patient needs
• Complete all mandatory requirements, certifications, and licensure within the allotted timeframe for completion, such as CPR, license, PPD, NIH stroke scale, competencies, and age specifics
• Work effectively within and between departments
• Participate in interdepartmental teams, committees, and councils, and communicate department or unit knowledge
• Provide the department or unit with information and knowledge acquired during participation in interdepartmental teams, committees, and councils
• Demonstrate a constructive approach during all interactions with staff, supervisors, and managers both inside and outside the department or unit
• Display professionalism in interactions with patients, families, staff, and physicians or mid-level providers
• Operate and document all aspects of the infusion center, including all procedures performed in the infusion center
• Assess clinical appropriateness for the acceptance of the patient
• Verify orders are complete and review pretreatment information required for each specific treatment before approving the scheduling of the patient

Skills on Resume: 

• Continuous Learning (Soft Skills)
• Clinical Skills (Hard Skills)
• Certification Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Knowledge Sharing (Soft Skills)
• Professionalism Practice (Soft Skills)
• Infusion Operations (Hard Skills)
• Order Verification (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Verify medications are available in the pharmacy or reschedule patients promptly
• Follow chemotherapy and biotherapy guidelines and drug inserts for each step for safe infusion of chemotherapy or biotherapy
• Submit billing at the end of each treatment day
• Notify the physician and patient of missed or rescheduled appointments and direct the patient or caregiver to contact the physician the same day to assess if an alternate plan of care and follow-up by the referring physician.
• Provide documentation of care provided and process accurate billing codes for services rendered
• Identify patient's problems, initiate and individualize plan of care for IV site placement
• Document and notify staff of complications arising from or with the IV site and or placement
• Identify appropriate patients in need of a PICC line or midline
• Evaluate and prioritize IV start and specific patient needs according to diagnosis on an ongoing basis
• Assess patient need for peripheral, midline, PICC, or possible central line other than the PICC line
• Evaluate site location, change, and immobilization of the site due to the patient's condition

Skills on Resume: 

• Medication Verification (Hard Skills)
• Chemotherapy Administration (Hard Skills)
• Billing Accuracy (Hard Skills)
• Care Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Clinical Documentation (Hard Skills)
• IV Management (Hard Skills)
• Complication Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Line Assessment (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Provide the majority, if not all, of the direct care for all specifically assigned patients, including initiation and maintenance of all communications with appropriate care team members, including pharmacists, physicians, dieticians, home patient representatives, and any appropriate community resource staff members
• Evaluate and educate the patient or care partner to safely administer the home infusion therapy and provide additional instruction as indicated
• Evaluate the home environment where the care is to be provided and identify interventions to render the home care environment safe and appropriate for the prescribed care
• Develop, in conjunction with other clinical team members, each patient's care map and evaluate the patient’s response to therapy during each home visit or encounter
• Appropriately discharge primary patients and complete discharge summary within 7 days of discharge
• Develop and maintain caseload scheduling and communications on a weekly and monthly basis, updating the schedule with changes
• Schedule home visits with the patient or care partner and document on the patient visit schedule calendar, which is posted in the patient's home
• Document patient visit to the physician or lab drawing station on the calendar
• Coordinate care via live telephone conversations and or voicemail with the team by the urgency of information to be relayed
• Document all communications at the time of service

Skills on Resume: 

• Direct Care (Hard Skills)
• Patient Education (Hard Skills)
• Home Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Care Planning (Hard Skills)
• Discharge Management (Hard Skills)
• Caseload Scheduling (Hard Skills)
• Care Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Communication Documentation (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Triage and prioritize phone calls based on standards of care and best practice
• Send telephone encounters to the primary care or on-call clinician
• Monitor drug therapy and identify drug-related problems such as drug interactions, adverse reactions, and inadequate therapy
• Take appropriate steps to resolve drug-related problems
• Administer various therapies such as intravenous antibiotics, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or blood products via a patient's vein or peripherally inserted central catheters
• Accurately administer medications orally, IM, sub-q, and IV
• Mix sterile products, appropriately record entries, and review IV administration records
• Maintain competence in good manufacturing practices and sterile technique that are in compliance with USP regulations
• Coordinate the transfer of patients to hospitals

Skills on Resume: 

• Call Triage (Hard Skills)
• Clinical Escalation (Hard Skills)
• Drug Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Problem Resolution (Soft Skills)
• Therapy Administration (Hard Skills)
• Medication Delivery (Hard Skills)
• Sterile Compounding (Hard Skills)
• Patient Transfer (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Initiate, develop, and implement a nursing plan of treatments while evaluating patient progress towards goals
• Organize and participate in the provision of direct patient care, perform treatments, administer medications, and educate patients and families, or caregivers
• Modify plan of treatment in response to changing patient status or physician orders to achieve established or revised patient care goals
• Assess patient needs and physical status at each skilled visit through health data access and patient interview
• Re-evaluate patient needs through physical reassessment, response to therapy, and supplemental physician orders
• Obtain and clarify physician orders for plan of treatment revisions, inform the physician promptly of significant changes in the patient's condition, and provide a written summary to the physician within the supplemental order
• Provide effective and safe teaching using a patient-centered care approach for the patient and family to achieve independence with prescribed therapy and care needs through active participation per plan of treatment goals
• Effectively and timely communicate with the clinical team, medical providers, patients, and families or caregivers to facilitate continuity of care
• Prepare clinical documentation in real-time during visits and submit to the nursing department to comply with established timelines for billing optimization
• Complete all documentation legibly and apply approved abbreviations and documentation error correction practices per policy
• Coordinate discharge planning and prepare discharge summaries with patient instructions and thoroughly report patient care needs, progress, and goals when transferring care
• Comply with agency operations, policies and procedures, professional standards, local, state, federal regulations or guidelines, and accreditation standards

Skills on Resume: 

• Care Planning (Hard Skills)
• Patient Care (Hard Skills)
• Treatment Modification (Hard Skills)
• Health Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Order Management (Hard Skills)
• Patient Teaching (Soft Skills)
• Team Communication (Soft Skills)
• Discharge Planning (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Maximize work efficiency through the use of computers and other automation technologies to validate the plan of treatment orders, communicate patient care provided, and follow the assigned visit schedule
• Complete daily activity record paper or electronic accurately and legibly according to agency submission requirements at the end of each work day
• Respond promptly and appropriately to patient requests
• Accept accountability for one's own practice through ethical and professional conduct
• Follow established programs and practice within policies and procedures reflective of the organization's mission, values, and objectives
• Observe legal and ethical guidelines for safeguarding the confidentiality of patient and proprietary information, including adherence to HIPAA regulations
• Speak knowledgeably about the scope of services and effectively instruct patients about related financial obligations for care and service charges
• Attend and complete required training modules, in-services, and continuing education to maintain competency and professional licensure for demonstrated knowledge regarding the care and management of patients in the home and or alternate care settings
• Participate in multidisciplinary team conferences and provide mentoring to other nurses for orientation and supervisory activities
• Effectively provide oversight and coordination of paraprofessionals in the home setting and may act as the supervisor in the absence of the supervisor or nurse manager in accordance with state and federal regulations
• Participate in the nursing department's on-call responsibilities
• Actively participate in the facility process improvement program and assist the supervisor or nurse manager with chart audit functions

Skills on Resume: 

• Technology Utilization (Hard Skills)
• Record Keeping (Hard Skills)
• Patient Response (Soft Skills)
• Professional Accountability (Soft Skills)
• Policy Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Confidentiality Practice (Soft Skills)
• Patient Instruction (Soft Skills)
• Team Mentoring (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Evaluate patient experiences for opportunities to improve customer satisfaction
• Provide patients and family members with timely and accurate information and take appropriate corrective actions regarding services to ensure complete satisfaction
• Initiate and develop good working relationships with patients and family members
• Plan daily events to be as efficient with time management, such as minimizing travel time by planning routes ahead of time
• Submit professional nursing notes for each patient visit into the enterprise system immediately following each IV therapy session
• Properly triage problems in the field in accordance with company standards and other verbal and written training policies
• Follow proper procedures for accurate and timely documentation of patient concerns and take appropriate corrective actions
• Maintain strong knowledge of standard operating procedures and ensure that they are applied consistently
• Maintain compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and standard operating procedures at all times
• Conduct activities with a mindset of delivering white glove service to the patients and family members
• Submit expense reports for travel at least once monthly and in a timely manner
• Project a positive attitude at all times with patients and family members and get involved in employee activities
• Attend staff meetings, teleconferences, and patient care conferences
• Understand and follow employee policies and procedures

Skills on Resume: 

• Customer Satisfaction (Soft Skills)
• Patient Communication (Soft Skills)
• Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
• Time Management (Soft Skills)
• Clinical Documentation (Hard Skills)
• Problem Triage (Hard Skills)
• Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Positive Attitude (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Mix and administer chemotherapy or biotherapy agents under the direction of a physician in accordance with prescribed protocols
• Have knowledge of the actions of the biotherapeutic agents, of the interactions with the body's systems, and of the nursing interventions necessary to counteract or minimize reactions
• Follow established protocols to maintain a clean and safe working environment
• Safeguard self and others against the hazards of toxic drugs and dispose of hazardous waste according to approved protocol
• Abide by federal, state, and or local standards regarding drug accountability
• Make independent judgments according to protocol and contact the physician
• Administer injections as ordered by the physician
• Complete accurate documentation of patient intervention and communication
• Work with a financial counselor to ensure the accuracy of appointment type and billing information
• Provide patient education on specific disease and drug-related issues with clinical staff, patients, and family members

Skills on Resume: 

• Chemotherapy Administration (Hard Skills)
• Pharmacology Knowledge (Hard Skills)
• Safety Protocols (Hard Skills)
• Hazard Management (Hard Skills)
• Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Clinical Judgment (Soft Skills)
• Accurate Documentation (Hard Skills)
• Patient Education (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Support and monitor the administration of IV infusion treatments in the clinic setting
• Monitor post-injection or infusion treatments, as well as chart and report on all activities by program protocols and standards of professional nursing documentation
• Provide patient education based on program protocols, individually or in groups
• Provide regular, predictable availability to meet appointment scheduling needs efficiently and cost-effectively to provide patients with quick access to necessary therapies
• Coordinate daily with patients, case managers, physicians, and scheduling to meet established timelines for scheduling appointments, treatments, and communication of information
• Perform administrative duties such as monthly clinic audits, supply ordering
• Participate regularly in telephone consultations and or web-based meetings or training sessions with the district manager to share information and uphold professional practice standards
• Consult with physicians, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology clients regarding education and implementation of product-specific programs
• Adhere to professional nursing standards as prescribed by the professional associations, regulatory bodies, and the company policies and procedures

Skills on Resume: 

• Infusion Support (Hard Skills)
• Patient Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Patient Education (Soft Skills)
• Scheduling Management (Hard Skills)
• Care Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Administrative Tasks (Hard Skills)
• Professional Consultation (Soft Skills)
• Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Accurately perform initial and ongoing patient assessments of home infusion therapy patients
• Provide comprehensive initial and ongoing patient and caregiver education relating to the prescribed home infusion therapy
• Demonstrate competency in the aseptic administration and monitoring of all therapy types provided
• Effectively communicate changes in patient status to appropriate members of infusion and reimbursement teams verbally and in writing, such as progress notes or email promptly
• Comprehensively document all patient assessments and communication with patients, caregivers, and other members of the healthcare team in each patient’s record
• Insert, maintain, or troubleshoot and discontinue all types of infusion access according to policies and procedures
• Maintain and demonstrate competency in the use and troubleshooting of infusion equipment and supplies
• Assure that professional practice complies with state and federal regulations, including the Nurse Practice Act and HIPAA privacy and security regulations and the corporate compliance program
• Participate in an on-call rotation for the nursing department
• Effectively communicate both verbally and in writing inside and outside the organization, select appropriate means of communication, ask questions to seek clarification and understanding, maintain confidentiality, listen actively to others, and convey appropriate information to others
• Take the initiative to meet internal and external customer needs in a timely and courteous manner and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction
• Follow up on customer complaints or concerns
• Establish and maintain good working relationships
• Show respect and concern for the feelings of others
• Interface effectively with all levels of the organization
• Focus on situations rather than personalities when relating to others
• Work cooperatively within a group and accept constructive feedback

Skills on Resume: 

• Patient Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Patient Education (Soft Skills)
• Aseptic Technique (Hard Skills)
• Status Communication (Soft Skills)
• Clinical Documentation (Hard Skills)
• Access Management (Hard Skills)
• Equipment Competency (Hard Skills)
• Customer Service (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Answer routine questions from patients and family
• Assess the patient via the telephone and act accordingly
• Assist the physician and team members in meeting the patient’s needs
• Coordinate oncology and chemotherapy clinic visits including assessment of pre-visit documentation and lab work, interpretation and implementation of therapeutic orders, and arrangement of appropriate follow-up appointments including referrals
• Deliver chemo or immunotherapy and blood products
• Handle, prepare, and properly dispose of drugs
• Identify and pursue own learning needs
• Attend in-services and participate in other continuing education activities and or oncology or chemotherapy-related professional associations or programs
• Be involved in the chemotherapy drug admixture
• Make follow-up patient appointments or follow up on patient appointments
• Obtain patient histories and laboratory results, take and record various readings such as heart and respiratory rate, blood pressure, weight, body temperature, and mental status
• Order chemotherapy, administer drugs and supplies and account for medical supply stock
• Provide clinical leadership and direction to the cancer care experience in complex and unpredictable situations
• Provide educational information to patients and family pertaining to the administration of chemotherapy
• Answer inquiries and provide advice
• Be responsible for patient assessment for drug toxicities on a daily basis
• Monitor the patient’s progress through chemotherapy treatment
• Create a supportive environment for chemotherapy patients

Skills on Resume: 

• Patient Communication (Soft Skills)
• Telephone Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Care Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Therapy Administration (Hard Skills)
• Drug Handling (Hard Skills)
• Clinical Leadership (Soft Skills)
• Patient Education (Soft Skills)
• Patient Monitoring (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Provide the majority, if not all, of the direct care for all specifically assigned patients, including initiation and maintenance of all communications with appropriate care team members
• Evaluate and educate the patient or care partner to safely administer the home infusion therapy
• Evaluate the home environment where the care is to be provided and identify interventions that may be required
• Develop, in conjunction with other clinical team members, each patient's care map and evaluate the patient’s response to therapy
• Develop and maintain caseload scheduling and communications
• Document patient visit to the physician or lab drawing station on the calendar
• Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions while maintaining accurate and detailed records
• Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess a patient's condition
• Promote hospital customer service initiatives
• Utilize the nursing process for individual care to meet the needs of patients
• Use the nursing process to plan and provide patient or family care
• Assess and evaluate needs and implement effective care plans that are kept up to date, evaluated, and documented
• Coordinate patient care activities and maintain communication with other disciplines, including nursing agency, pharmacist, and physician
• Educate the patient or family about the patient’s care needs and disease prevention
• Follow appropriate infection control measures
• Maintain accurate and timely records according to policies and procedures
• Be responsible for complying with all policies and procedures

Skills on Resume: 

• Direct Care (Hard Skills)
• Patient Education (Soft Skills)
• Home Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Care Planning (Hard Skills)
• Caseload Scheduling (Hard Skills)
• Diagnostic Evaluation (Hard Skills)
• Infection Control (Hard Skills)
• Customer Service (Soft Skills)