Pediatric Infusion Nurse

Pediatric infusion nurse is a registered nurse who administers intravenous medications to pediatric clients in the home or infusion clinic. Their primary focus is patient safety by managing the planning for and inserting the vascular access device (VAD), managing and administering the treatment regimen, and monitoring and managing complications that may arise.  They also perform skilled nursing care as ordered by the physician, monitor patient’s condition and notifies care team and guardian of any changes, evaluates patient care and progress, documents all nursing care on the appropriate care notes and counsels patient’s family in meeting nursing and related needs.