Be Part of an Extraordinary Team
A proud member of the Elevance Health family of companies, Paragon Healthcare brings over 20 years in providing life-saving and life-giving infusible and injectable drug therapies through our specialty pharmacies, our infusion centers, and the home setting.
Title :
Registered Nurse (RN) - Paragon Infusion
Location: 2320 W. Loop 340, St. 100B, Waco, TX 76711. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.
Shift: Days
Build the Possibilities. Make an Extraordinary Impact.
The
Registered Nurse (RN) - Paragon Healthcare is responsible for the administration of all ordered therapies.
How You Will Make An Impact
Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Performs duties within the Nurse’s scope of practice, the facility’s policies/procedures, INS Standards of practice, and approved facility protocols.
- Administers ordered therapies according to prescriber order, facility protocols, INS standards and company policy and procedures.
- Completes admission process as directed by Center Director.
- Performs physical assessment on each patient as warranted and for new consults as warranted by the patient diagnosis.
- Refer to the NP on duty for complete physical assessment as needed.
- Documents all pertinent data in the patient’s medical record.
- Reports all significant changes or observations to the Center Director and is responsible for the follow up on any problem which is identified.
- Evaluates the patient’s response to therapy and documents this finding in the medical record.
- Educates patients and/or family members regarding therapy plan.
- Ensures that all medication orders are complete, appropriate, accurate and up to date prior to treatment.
- Understands and adheres to all applicable state, local and Federal laws and / or regulations including maintaining patient confidentiality through abiding by HIPAA laws/regulations.
Minimum Requirements
- Requires an ASN or ADN and a minimum of 2 years of clinical experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
- Requires a current unrestricted RN license in applicable state.
- Multi-state licensure is required if this individual is providing services in multiple states.
- Satisfactory completion of a Tuberculosis test is a requirement for this position and Hepatitis B vaccine or signed waiver.
Preferred Skills, Capabilities And Experiences
- 2+ years of experience with IV preferred.
- Port, PICC & Peripheral Line experienced preferred.
- Medication Mixing experience preferred.
- Titration experience preferred.
- BSN preferred.
- Multi-state license a plus.