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$4,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. Optum’s Pacific West region is redefining health care with a focus on health equity, affordability, quality, and convenience. From California, to Oregon and Washington, we are focused on helping more than 2.5 million patients live healthier lives and helping the health system work better for everyone. At Optum Pacific West, we care. We care for our team members, our patients, and our communities. Join our culture of caring and make a positive and lasting impact on health care for millions. The Infusion Therapist Registered Nurse, in the Infusion Center, serves as a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care of patients. The RN administers IV therapy treatments in the coordination and effective use of peripheral vascular lines that require advanced nursing competencies. Responsible for appropriate utilization of resources and optimum quality of devices for positive patient outcomes. This individual also works to develop, interpret, implement and document a plan of care for each patient. Primary Responsibilities:
- Administer various IV Therapy Treatments to include chemotherapeutic agents and other intravenous drugs
- Analyzes patient information and laboratory data
- Selects and follows appropriate dosing protocol, upon orders from the PCP
- Recognizes patient circumstances and lab data which require referral and communications to PCP
- Triage patient problems during clinic visit and over the telephone. Recognizes unusual responses to medication dose regulation and contact attending physician when necessary
- Assumes responsibility for arranging patient follow up on identified problems
- Determines frequency of patient visits based on patient information, dosing recommendations and lab test results
- Performs patient education, assessing the appropriateness of interdisciplinary services
- Watches for & recognize symptoms of GI or GU bleeding and initiate appropriate referrals, based on perceived urgency
- Documents and records all medication doses, reactions and return visits in clinic chart
- Participates in professional development efforts to ensure currency in health care practices and trends
- Maintains strictest confidentiality and attends meetings as required
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Current Oregon RN license
- Current healthcare level BLS/CPR certification
- 1+ years of IV therapy experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN)
- 4+ years of professional nursing experience
- 2+ years of IV therapy experience
- Experience working in an electronic medical record system
About the Company
UnitedHealth Group
Minnetonka, MN, United States
UnitedHealth Group is a health care and well-being company that’s dedicated to improving the health outcomes of millions worldwide. We are... Read more