Reports to Clinical/Research
RN Manager and provides clinical nursing services in a comprehensive
clinical environment.
DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Performs all
assigned duties in compliance with internal SOPs and external
regulations. Brings compliance issues to the attention of management.
Assures quality
customer service to all customers.
Maintains good
attendance and punctuality per the absence policy.
Effectively
evaluate hemorrhages and other medical problems and administer/infuse
blood products or other treatment, vaccines, injections as needed.
Provide venous access care including insertion of peripheral IV’s, PICC
maintenance and removal, mediport and central line maintenance.
Accurately document
all patient visits, infusions, medication requests/refills,
immunizations, problems, lab results, and follow-up as needed.
Triage and direct
patient and family phone calls and inquiries. Refer patients to
Administrative Assistant I to schedule clinic and physician appointments.
Organize and run
weekly comprehensive hemophilia clinics.
Send cord blood
kits to families as needed and provide instruction and tracking of
results
Coordinate
appointments and track surgeries and procedures for all patients.
Coordinate
dispensing of all factor products to patients at home.
Create new and
innovative educational programs for patients, families, and other health
care workers as the need arises.
Administer home
treatment training on request, including training patients in
venipuncture, sterility, universal precautions, and dosage calculation as
dictated in the updated version of the home treatment manual.
Upholds the home
treatment contract signed by patients by encouraging patients to send in
home treatment records monthly and to maintain a comprehensive clinic
visit yearly.
Temporarily cover
clinical and research patient care providing backup and assistance to
Clinical and Research Nurses. In absence of social service personnel,
will assist with psychosocial issues. In absence of insurance specialist,
will assist with insurance issues. Provide coverage of MA duties for PTO.
On-call for factor program coverage on a rotating schedule.
Performs all other
duties, at the discretion of management, as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
Knowledge/Education
Bachelor’s degree in nursing is preferred.
Licenses/
Certifications
RN license in the state of practice is required.
Experience
Two
years’ experience hands-on nursing, including venipuncture
and/or phlebotomy skills preferred.
Pediatric
experience preferred.
Skills/Abilities
Must possess the
skills and abilities to successfully perform all assigned duties and
responsibilities.
Must be able to
maintain confidentiality.
Proficiency in
Microsoft Outlook, Word, and general computer knowledge is needed.
The employee will
be required to carry out a combination of following established methods
and originating new ways to carry out job responsibilities.
Decisions are
varied and based on broad principles and guidelines.
Communication
skills required to perform the job include considerable contact inside
and outside the department and with other sites as well as day-to-day
contact with patients including frequent face-to-face interaction.
