# Infusion Nurse **Company**: IQVIA **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $62,200.00 - $155,500.00 **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://iqvia.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/IQVIA/job/Fairfax-VA-United-States-of-America/Infusion-Nurse---Fairfax--VA---On-site_R1558560?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_2558104a-b15 ## Description The Infusion Nurse must be knowledgeable of standard oncology care practices. The Infusion Nurse advocates for patient safety and protocol integrity, adheres to nursing standards, and communicates effectively to ensure effective conduct of clinical trials and quality patient care. **Essential Duties and Responsibilities** - Demonstrates knowledge of age-specific differences in the patient population, including physiological and developmental differences unique to each group. - Assess and monitor therapy of patients using appropriate technical skills under the direction and supervision of a physician. - Assist physician with exams and procedures. - Maintain efficient and appropriate patient flow. - Demonstrate knowledge of reimbursement procedures and charge capture. - Perform venipuncture, access implanted ports, and maintain central venous access devices and alternate delivering systems. - Document all elements of care. - Communicate all pertinent information and any interventions to the physician or mid-level provider. - Serve as a resource person to medical assistants and LPNs. - Triage patient/family phone calls as needed and document relevant information in the patient's chart. - Assess patient/family needs and provide teaching. - Demonstrate awareness of community resources available to patients and assist with referrals if necessary. - Follow OSHA guidelines when handling cytotoxic agents, biohazardous waste, and any other material potentially infected with a blood-borne pathogen. - Maintain current knowledge of oncology nursing by participating in ongoing educational opportunities. - Participate in professional development activities and maintain professional affiliations. - Maintain patient confidentiality. - Serve as mentor/preceptor and provide day-to-day guidance to less experienced nurses. **Oncology Clinical Trial Practices** - Confirm informed consent is documented prior to performing any study-specific tasks. - Identify patients who require increased nursing assessment and management in addition to the clinical trial requirements and collaborate with other members of the healthcare team to ensure patient safety. - Provide patient education regarding required study procedures. - Educate and evaluate patient's adherence to and documentation of self-administered protocol agents, diaries, and return of such agents. - Collaborate with the investigator to determine if any treatment schedule or drug dose modification is necessary and communicate findings to the study team and other care providers. - Ensure appropriate communication between research and clinical staff related to patient-specific care needs. - Ensure evidence-based symptom management as permitted by the protocol. - Administer investigational compounds and/or chemotherapy/biotherapy to patients according to the protocol and applicable regulations. - Perform study-required procedures such as routine lab collection, study-specific sample collection, vital signs, and ECGs, according to the protocol-defined timeline. - Record all study procedures performed, including vital signs, ECGs, blood draws, infusions, and infusion reactions. **Required Education and Experience** - Current BLS and ACLS or obtained within 90 days of employment - Current Registered Nursing License in the state the role is based in for RNs - OCN preferred - IV and venous access device management skills - Chemotherapy/Biotherapy administration experience **Benefits** - Competitive benefits package - Discretionary PTO - Supportive and collaborative team culture - Opportunities for growth and continued learning ## Skills ### Required - BLS - ACLS - Registered Nursing License - IV and venous access device management skills - Chemotherapy/Biotherapy administration experience ### Nice to have - OCN --- Source: [Apply at iqvia.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com](https://iqvia.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/IQVIA/job/Fairfax-VA-United-States-of-America/Infusion-Nurse---Fairfax--VA---On-site_R1558560?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)