Vascular Access Registered Nurse, Per Diem
Core
Advanced vascular access nurse responsible for assessment, placement, and management of PICC lines, midline catheters, and ultrasound-guided IVs.
Role type
Vascular Access Registered Nurse
Builds
High-quality patient care through specialized vascular access procedures and staff education
Domain
Healthcare / Vascular Access
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Vein selection, sterile process, ultrasound-guided IV techniques, PICC placement, midline catheter placement, implanted port access, dialysis catheter management, patient positioning, troubleshooting vascular access issues
Preferred skills
VA-BC certification
Technologies
Sapiens technology
Responsibilities
Assess patient IV access appropriateness, place PICC and midline catheters, assist with blood specimen collection on difficult venous access patients, provide staff education and in-services, round on nursing units to identify patients needing vascular access, assist with implanted port and dialysis catheter management