Infusion Nurse - Nephrology
US-IA-Dubuque
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Req #: 164979
Type: Full Time Benefits
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Overview: Infusion Nurse - Nephrology Dubuque, IA Monday, Wednesday-Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM, OFF Tuesday Full Time Benefits Functions as a clinician, educator and resource for patients within their specialty of care and up to their licensure in scope of practice. Responsibilities: * Prepare patients for clinician office visit: greet and escort patient to exam room, obtain vitals, update medications and allergies in the electronic medical record. Explain procedures appropriate to visit. * Triage and prioritize phone calls based on standards of care and best practice. Send telephone encounters to the primary care/on-call clinician. * Provide nursing care by using the nursing process and nursing theory in assessing patient's general condition and in making clinical decisions. * Monitor drug therapy and identify drug-related problems such as drug-drug interaction, adverse reactions; take appropriate steps to resolve drug related problems. * Administer various therapies such as intravenous antibiotics and iron replacement therapy via a patient vein or peripherally inserted central catheters. * Accurately administer medications orally, IM, sub-q and IV. * Draw blood for laboratory specimens according to protocol as needed. * Communicate patient test results and return phone calls in a timely manner. * Triage phone calls and nurse visits for the assigned department. Nurse visits include, but not limited to immunization and therapeutic injections. Qualifications: Education Meets educational/competency requirements per policy. License(s)/Certification(s) Current Iowa/Illinois/Wisconsin license to practice as a Registered Nurse. CPR certification. Valid driver's license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.
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