Registered Nurse - Nursing Call Center at Option Care Health in Montgomery, AL

Job description

• Extraordinary Careers. Endless Possibilities.
• With the nation’s largest home infusion provider, there is no limit to the growth of your career.
• Option Care Health, Inc. is the largest independent home and alternate site infusion services provider in the United States. With over 8,000 team members including 5,000 clinicians, we work compassionately to elevate standards of care for patients with acute and chronic conditions in all 50 states. Through our clinical leadership, expertise and national scale, Option Care Health is re-imagining the infusion care experience for patients, customers and team members.
• Join a company that is taking action to develop an inclusive, respectful, engaging and rewarding culture for all team members. At Option Care Health your voice is heard, your work is valued, and you’re empowered to grow. Cultivating a team with a variety of talents, backgrounds and perspectives makes us stronger, innovative, and more impactful. Our organization requires extraordinary people to provide extraordinary care, so we are investing in a culture that attracts, hires and retains the best and brightest talent in healthcare.
• The Registered Nurse – Nursing Call Center is a licensed registered nurse who coordinates and provides intermediate direct patient care to patients in their home via the telephone or video chat, to ensure patient safety with continuity and compliance under a physician’s plan of care. Works under structured supervision of the designated supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Job Responsibilities (listed in order of importance and/or time spent)
• Answers inbound calls from the patient or caregiver through a telephone or video chat application. Makes outbound calls to patients or caregivers through a telephone or video chat application. . Responds promptly and appropriately to patient requests. Initiates emergency procedures as necessary.
• Initiates, develops, and implements intermediate nursing plan of care treatments, evaluating patient progress towards goals. Organizes and participates in the provision of direct patient care, educates patients and families/caregivers. Obtains and clarifies nursing orders from physician for plan of treatment revisions, informs physician promptly of significant changes in patient's condition, and provides written summary to physician within supplemental nursing orders.
• Assesses patient needs and physical status at each patient interaction through health data access and patient interview. Re-evaluates patient needs through physical reassessment, response to therapy, and supplemental physician orders.
• Provides effective and safe teaching using patient-centered care approach for patient and family to achieve independence with prescribed therapy and care needs through active participation per plan of treatment goals.
• Effectively and timely communicates with Option Care’s Clinical team, medical providers, patients, and families/caregivers to facilitate continuity of care. Prepares clinical documentation in real-time during visits and submits to the nursing department to comply with established timelines for billing optimization. Completes all documentation legibly and applies approved abbreviations and documentation error correction practices per Option Care’s policy.
• Demonstrates compliance with agency operations, Option Care’s policies and procedures, professional standards, local, state, federal regulations/guidelines, and accreditation standards.
• Maximizes work efficiency through the use of computers and other automation technologies to validate plan of treatment orders, communicates patient care provided, and follows assigned visit schedule.
• Responds promptly and appropriately to patient requests. Initiates emergency procedures as necessary.
• Accepts accountability for own practice through ethical and professional conduct. Follows established programs and practice within policies and procedures reflective of Option Care’s mission, values, and objectives.
• Observes legal and ethical guidelines for safeguarding the confidentiality of patient and proprietary Option Care information including adherence to HIPAA regulations.
• Speaks knowledgeably about Option Care’s scope of services and effectively instructs patients about related financial obligations for care and service charges.
• 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 home and/or alternate care settings.
• Participates in multidisciplinary team conferences and provides precepting, training, and mentoring to other nurses for orientation, and onboarding and supervisory activities as assigned.
• Participates in nursing department on-call responsibilities.
• Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with an active and unrestricted Registered Nurse license that is a member of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
• Minimum of 1 years of nursing experience.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Demonstrated competency in patient care standards required for safe delivery of services and infusion skill sets applicable to agency programs and service needs. Excellent clinical assessment, interpretation, and documentation skills.
• Have the ability to work within a virtual team environment where the client and patient service are paramount
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of computer operating systems and software applications with the ability to apply knowledge in the effective use of nursing technology tools to communicate and document care provided.
• Have a quiet, professional in-home workplace with the ability to work autonomously which follows the Option Care Health remote worker policy.
• Previous telephonic patient support experience preferred or previous case management experience is a plus
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing as granted by an accredited school of nursing preferred.
• 1-2 years of previous infusion nursing experience preferred.

Skills

Required

• Current CPR certification
• Infusion skill sets

Preferred

• Previous case management experience

Benefits

• -401k Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• -myFlexPay
• -Award/Recognition Programs
• Due to state pay transparency laws, the full range for the position is below:
• 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 $38.84-$64.72