Option Care Health
Infusion Clinic Nurse Practitioner - Clear Lake
Option Care Health, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
Infusion Clinic Nurse Practitioner - Clear Lake
Job Description Summary: Nurse Practitioners that function within ambulatory infusion centers provide specialty and preventative care, conduct assessments, treat illnesses, order lab tests, prescribe medications, and oversee infusion administration to ensure accuracy of all medications provided and administered to the patients. Job Responsibilities
Initiates, develops, implements, and oversees the patient’s infusion plan of treatment and consistently evaluates the patients progress toward goals. Evaluates and manages patients and their infusion therapies and follows their course care. This includes all the following but not limited to: Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill infusion patients. Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age, diagnosis, and therapy specific needs. Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities. Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability. Monitors the effectiveness of interventions. Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g. admitting, transferring, and discharging patients. Modifies plan of treatment in response to changing patient status or consultation with referring physician to establish revised patient plan of care, within scope of practice. Provides effective and safe education, using a patient-centered care approach for patient and family to achieve independence with prescribed therapy, when indicated, and ensures care needs are met through active participation. Effective and timely communication with clinical team, referring medical providers, practice staff, patients and families/caregivers to facilitate continuity of care. Prepares clinical documentation in real-time during visits and documents in electronic medical record of Option Care Infusion Centers choice to comply with established timelines for billing optimization. Completes all documentation legibly and applies approved abbreviations and documentation error correction practices per Option Care Infusion Suites policy. Demonstrates compliance with Option Care Infusion Centers policies and procedures, professional standards and local, state, federal regulations/guidelines. Identify urgent and emergent situations and intervene appropriately. Support compliance reporting through rigorous clinical notes. Responds promptly and appropriately to patient requests and questions. Initiates emergency procedures as necessary within scope of practice alerting and notifying the appropriate personnel or emergency responders, when needed. Accepts accountability for own practice through ethical and professional conduct. Maintains all required payer credentialing as indicated by location and service line including governmental payers (i.e., Medicare, Medicaid). Provider NPI will be credentialed in association with the Tax ID and group NPI as related to Option Care Infusion Suites and assigns benefits from payers to Option Care Infusion Suites for revenue cycle efficiency. Key role in advocating for operational and clinical initiatives as directed. Follows established programs and practice within policies and procedures reflective of Option Care Infusion Centers Mission, Values and Objectives. Observes legal and ethical guidelines for safeguarding the confidentiality of patient and proprietary Option Care Infusion Centers information, including adherence to HIPAA regulations. Attends and completes 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 Ambulatory Infusion Centers. Participates in multidisciplinary team conferences and provides mentoring to other nurses and providers for orientation and supervisory activities as assigned. Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor. Will maintain active ACLS and PALS certification. Will follow all requirements and guidelines of Option Care Infusion Centers. Basic Education and/or Experience Requirements
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Licensure Current Nurse Practitioner certification in specialty area Current provider card in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); PALS provider card as required by department and facility. Minimum of 1 year APN experience in a clinical setting Previous infusion therapy experience required. Active, unrestricted state license and DEA registration required. Basic Qualifications
Previous experience with electronic charting Effective verbal, written, and electronic communication skills Travel Requirements
Ability to travel between local infusion centers as needed to help with coverage, training, etc. Preferred Qualifications & Interests
Experience with the oversight and administration of IV biologics Supervisory experience Previous telehealth experience Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Pay Range is $112,439.64-$187,406.90 Benefits
Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Paid Time off Bonding Time Off 401K Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match HSA Company Match Flexible Spending Accounts Tuition Reimbursement myFlexPay Family Support Mental Health Services Company Paid Life Insurance Award/Recognition Programs Option Care Health subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, making employment available without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status according to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information. Seniority Level
Not Applicable Employment Type
Full-time Job Function
Health Care Provider Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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Job Description Summary: Nurse Practitioners that function within ambulatory infusion centers provide specialty and preventative care, conduct assessments, treat illnesses, order lab tests, prescribe medications, and oversee infusion administration to ensure accuracy of all medications provided and administered to the patients. Job Responsibilities
Initiates, develops, implements, and oversees the patient’s infusion plan of treatment and consistently evaluates the patients progress toward goals. Evaluates and manages patients and their infusion therapies and follows their course care. This includes all the following but not limited to: Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill infusion patients. Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age, diagnosis, and therapy specific needs. Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities. Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability. Monitors the effectiveness of interventions. Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g. admitting, transferring, and discharging patients. Modifies plan of treatment in response to changing patient status or consultation with referring physician to establish revised patient plan of care, within scope of practice. Provides effective and safe education, using a patient-centered care approach for patient and family to achieve independence with prescribed therapy, when indicated, and ensures care needs are met through active participation. Effective and timely communication with clinical team, referring medical providers, practice staff, patients and families/caregivers to facilitate continuity of care. Prepares clinical documentation in real-time during visits and documents in electronic medical record of Option Care Infusion Centers choice to comply with established timelines for billing optimization. Completes all documentation legibly and applies approved abbreviations and documentation error correction practices per Option Care Infusion Suites policy. Demonstrates compliance with Option Care Infusion Centers policies and procedures, professional standards and local, state, federal regulations/guidelines. Identify urgent and emergent situations and intervene appropriately. Support compliance reporting through rigorous clinical notes. Responds promptly and appropriately to patient requests and questions. Initiates emergency procedures as necessary within scope of practice alerting and notifying the appropriate personnel or emergency responders, when needed. Accepts accountability for own practice through ethical and professional conduct. Maintains all required payer credentialing as indicated by location and service line including governmental payers (i.e., Medicare, Medicaid). Provider NPI will be credentialed in association with the Tax ID and group NPI as related to Option Care Infusion Suites and assigns benefits from payers to Option Care Infusion Suites for revenue cycle efficiency. Key role in advocating for operational and clinical initiatives as directed. Follows established programs and practice within policies and procedures reflective of Option Care Infusion Centers Mission, Values and Objectives. Observes legal and ethical guidelines for safeguarding the confidentiality of patient and proprietary Option Care Infusion Centers information, including adherence to HIPAA regulations. Attends and completes 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 Ambulatory Infusion Centers. Participates in multidisciplinary team conferences and provides mentoring to other nurses and providers for orientation and supervisory activities as assigned. Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor. Will maintain active ACLS and PALS certification. Will follow all requirements and guidelines of Option Care Infusion Centers. Basic Education and/or Experience Requirements
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Licensure Current Nurse Practitioner certification in specialty area Current provider card in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); PALS provider card as required by department and facility. Minimum of 1 year APN experience in a clinical setting Previous infusion therapy experience required. Active, unrestricted state license and DEA registration required. Basic Qualifications
Previous experience with electronic charting Effective verbal, written, and electronic communication skills Travel Requirements
Ability to travel between local infusion centers as needed to help with coverage, training, etc. Preferred Qualifications & Interests
Experience with the oversight and administration of IV biologics Supervisory experience Previous telehealth experience Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Pay Range is $112,439.64-$187,406.90 Benefits
Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Paid Time off Bonding Time Off 401K Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match HSA Company Match Flexible Spending Accounts Tuition Reimbursement myFlexPay Family Support Mental Health Services Company Paid Life Insurance Award/Recognition Programs Option Care Health subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, making employment available without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status according to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information. Seniority Level
Not Applicable Employment Type
Full-time Job Function
Health Care Provider Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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