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Responsibilities
Job Summary
Job ID: R-38092 Location: Lenexa, Kansas
Position Summary / Career Interest:
The Nurse Manager, Pharmacy Home Infusion manages specific nursing and administrative functions related to the operations of Home Infusion. This includes but is not limited to ongoing clinical workflow analysis, working toward best practice principles/guidelines, and participation in change management processes. The manager is responsible for home health agency functions as it relates to home infusion nursing.
Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions
- Manages the delivery of nursing care and practice of professional nursing for home infusion patients.
- Collaborates with the patient’s healthcare team to ensure quality care and services are provided.
- Develops and maintains departmental policy and procedures along with patient care standards to ensure efficient, effective, evidence-based delivery of health services.
- Serves as a role model for pharmacy and team culture.
- Serves as liaison between home infusion and both internal departments of The University of Kansas Health System and external agencies.
- Performs all personnel management activities for the Home Infusion Nursing Team.
- Demonstrates mastery of complex job duties effectively handles day-to-day challenges.
- Visits patient homes as needed for supervisory nurse visits, observations and back-up staffing coverage.
- Participates in the development and implementation of short-term goals and longer-range plans for the department.
- Participates in personal professional development activities.
- Actively participates in continuous process improvement.
- Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
- These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor Degree Nursing
- 2 or more years nursing management experience
- 5 or more years professional nursing experience
Preferred Education and Experience
- Master's Degree in Business Administration/Management Health OR
- Master Degree Nursing
- Experience in home health/infusion management
- Home infusion nursing experience
Required Licensure and Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing Kansas and Missouri
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days
- Unrestricted driver’s license in state of residence with access to a vehicle for business travel with proof in insurance.
Preferred Licensure and Certification
- Nursing Professional Development Certification (NPD-BC) - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Infusion
Required Language Skills
- Fluent English - Ability to read, write and understand
Knowledge Requirements
- Basic keyboarding and word processing ability
We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.
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