RN, Home Infusion Field - Grants Pass, OR

Department Overview

Home Infusion Nurses provide comprehensive care to home infusion patients in an outpatient, community setting, including, but not limited to, the administration of antibiotics, immunotherapies, TPN, biologics, various specialty medications and supportive care therapies. The RN will be required to travel to the patient’s home (or agreed upon setting) and provide infusion therapy. The nurse is responsible to appropriately document patient care activities within OHSU EHR and utilize medical technology to coordinate care, utilizing the primary nurse model and ensuring the patient and family are receiving OHSU’s highest quality of nursing care. This nurse should be available to work Monday through Friday with an ability to flex schedule to meet the regional patient population’s needs.  This distance nursing position is intended to provide a specific regional resource for home infusion patients in the Grants Pass and surrounding OR region and reduce the resource demand on non-regional RNs and staff.  This RN will be expected to respond timely, usually within 30 minutes, of being notified of regional patient start-of-care or other existing patient care need while on-duty.

Function/Duties of Position

The nurse in this position will provide comprehensive care to home infusion patients in an outpatient setting, including, but not limited to, the administration of antibiotics, immunologics, TPN, chemotherapy, and supportive care. The RN will be required to travel to the patient’s home and provide infusion therapy for patients. The nurse will be assigned to coordinate care and ensure the patient and family are receiving OHSU’s highest quality of nursing care. This nurse should be available to work Monday through Friday and is expected to be part of the On-Call rotation.

Required Qualifications

• Previous Experience in ambulatory or infusion.
• Minimum two years of nursing experience with acutely ill patients.
• Current unencumbered Oregon RN and WA licenses (WA within 30 days of hire).
• Certification in Basic Life Support by the American Heart Association.
• Valid driver license / proof of insurance.
• BSN Graduates: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from a program accredited by Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA) 30 days before start date.
• ADN Graduates: Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited program 30 days before the start date.
• Associate degree Nurses required to enroll in BSN program within 3 years of hire and complete within 5 years of hire.
• Current, unencumbered Oregon State Registered Nurse License.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation.
• Completion of ONS/ONCC Fundamentals of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Administration course within first six months of hire.
• Record, track, and chart appropriately and timely to ensure accurate billing and revenue generation.
• Ability to effectively communicate within a multidisciplinary team via various platforms of technology within the expectations of home infusion (when on shift acknowledgement in thirty minutes or less- unless driving or actively providing patient care).

Preferred Qualifications

• Recent Experience working in ambulatory infusion.    
• Certified Nurse Infusion certification.
• PIV placement proficiency. 
• Experience working with all vascular access devices. 

Additional Details

This position also comes with great benefits! Some highlights include:

• Comprehensive health care plans. Covered at 100% of the cost for full-time employees and 88% for dependents.
• $50K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee
• Two separate above market pension plans to choose from
• Vacation - 192 to 288 hours per year depending on length of service, prorated for part-time
  • Holidays - up to 64 holiday hours per calendar year (employees accrue .0308 holiday hours for each hour paid – included in vacation accruals)
• Sick Leave - 96 hours per year, prorated for part-time
• Substantial public transportation discounts (Tri-met and C-Tran)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including extensive wellness resources

All are welcome

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.