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**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: Lead Nursing Operations Specialist (Director of Nursing)**
**Location: 8811 American Way, Englewood, CO 80112**
Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of the relevant Elevance Health location.
**Build the Possibilities. Make an Extraordinary Impact.**
The **Lead Nursing Operations Specialist (Director of Nursing)** is responsible for assisting pharmacists in the performance moderately moderate complex technical and clerical duties involved in the daily operations of the Pharmacy, as allowed by law and/or regulation. This role will function as the Director of Nursing.
**How you will make an impact:**
Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:
Coordinates care with the interdisciplinary team, patient/family and referring agency.
Lead field staff to assure adherence to all policies and procedures and to federal, state and or/or local regulations.
Serves as liaison between clinical staff and operations staff; and liaison among the organization, hospitals, the medical community, and general community.
Coordinates and performs infusion nursing care for patients in the home setting; administers skilled nursing care; participates in teaching patients and caregivers on home medical management; provides leadership by working cooperatively to establish priorities and goals of patient care.
Provides infusion and other skilled nursing care to patients, including but not limited to: patient assessments, patient/caregiver teaching, development and revision of the plan of care, implementation of physician orders, monitoring patient response, responding to emergency patient needs, and psychosocial support.
Provides pre-discharge patient assessments in the hospital or clinic setting, when appropriate.
Supports the account executives and clinical liaisons by providing educational programs or visits to referrals sources, as requested.
Monitors QAPI program and assures appropriate corrective measures are performed; initiates joint projects and presentations to improve patient care and/or education of community members on issues pertinent to agency interests.
Participates in the activities of the organizations quality assurance program.
Serves as liaison between this agency, physicians, hospitals, and other agencies in the community regarding patient care and clinical matters.
Ensure proper collaboration between appropriate organization stakeholders and hospital case managers/discharge planners to assure the flow of patient care.
Serves as a lead and has oversight of complex clinical issues, may lead cross-functional teams, projects, initiatives, and processes.
May serve as departmental liaison to other areas.
**Minimum Requirements:**
Requires BS in nursing and minimum of 2 years of clinical specialty experience involving infusion therapy and patient assessment; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
Current unrestricted RN license in applicable state(s) required.
A minimum of one (1) year previous specialized home health experience preferred.
For Paragon business unit, satisfactory completion of a Tuberculosis test is a requirement for this position.
**Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:**
Previous infusion experience preferred
For candidates working in person or remotely in the below location(s), the salary* range for this specific position is $96,976 to $145,464 Annual
Locations: Colorado
In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company.? The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws -.-
* The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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