Home Infusion RN

apartment CureCare location_onPeabody, MA 01960, US

At CureCare, we value your expertise and offer a supportive work environment that allows you to make a meaningful difference in patients' lives.

CureCare is searching for hardworking RNs to join our team of dedicated Home Infusion nurses. As a Home Infusion RN, you will have the opportunity to provide infusion therapy and nursing services to patients in the comfort of their own homes, ensuring the highest quality of care and patient satisfaction.

With CureCare, you'll have a great deal of flexibility in your per diem role, and employees working an average of 32+ hours or more per week, consecutively for 3 months, are eligible for full-time benefits. Our nurses are expected to have at least 20 hours of availability per month to see patients. This position will require you to build your book of business; no hours are guaranteed.*

Step away from the hectic pace of traditional nursing and experience the rewarding work of providing personalized care in a home setting.

Join us at CureCare to experience a fulfilling work environment and make a difference in patients’ lives.

Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your nursing career with a company that values your expertise and focuses on patient-centered care.

Hourly Pay Range: Pay is based on experience.

Responsibilities: CureCare’s nursing team provides best-in-class clinical care. As a member of the nursing team, you will:

• Build rapport with patients, provide infusion therapy, education, and monitoring.

• Establish and maintain vascular access devices as prescribed.

• Administer medications, assess for side effects.

• Maintain knowledge of infusion therapies.

• Assess patient appropriateness for home infusion.

• Document patient history and clinical information.

• Provide skilled care as ordered.

• Communicate patient response to care promptly.

Why CureCare: Join CureCare as an infusion nurse and enjoy the perks:

• Flexible work schedules

• Reimbursement for travel expenses based on the IRS standard mileage rate

• Digital nurse documentation

• Incentivized nurse referral program

• Convenient access to infusion materials, delivered directly to patients' homes

• Supported by both CureCare's Clinical and Corporate Teams

Qualifications:

• Active and unrestricted RN licensure in state(s) of practice

• Valid Driver’s License and ability to commute to patient’s house

• Minimum 2+ years of general Infusion Experience in clinical care setting (e.g. medical surgical

unit, emergency department, intensive care unit)

• Ability to work independently in home

• Able to complete nursing documentation using electronic medical record documentation

• Proficient with peripheral IV insertion

• Current CPR Certification

• Covid vaccination preferred, but not mandatory

• Home Infusion experience preferred

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