Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) - Infusion Clinic- Paragon Healthcare at Elevance Health in Norwood, Ohio

Job Description:

Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) - Infusion Clinic- Paragon Healthcare



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.



Location: Norwood (Cincinnati), OH



Work Hours: Onsite position, 8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday, 8 Hour Shifts


The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) - Infusion Clinic Responsible for patient care within his/her scope of practice in the clinical setting.



How You Will Make an Impact

• 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.


• Communicates effectively with other members of the IV team on patient status and observations.


• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times by abiding by HIPAA laws and regulations.


• Evaluates the patient's response to therapy and documents this finding in the medical record.


• Educates patients and/or family members regarding therapy plan.


• Participates in the Quality Improvement program.


• Ensures that all medication orders are complete, appropriate, accurate and up to date prior to treatment.


• Participates in On-Call program, which may include after-hours, weekend and holiday calls and visitations.


• Provides clinical coverage for nurse practitioners on PTO/LOA and may also support new market launches.


• May Travel to worksite and other locations as necessary.

• Requires an MS in Nursing and minimum of 2 years of related experience with clinical emphasis for nurse practitioner; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.


• Experience with IVs required. Current, active, and valid unrestricted NP license to practice as a healthcare professional with scope of license in applicable state required in applicable state required.


• Requires active, current, and valid Family Nurse Practitioner Certification.


• 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.

• Healthcare experience with IV's strongly preferred.


• 2+ years of experience with IV preferred.


• Port, PICC & Peripheral Line experienced preferred.


• Medication Mixing experience preferred.


• Titration experience preferred.