Adult Vascular Access Specialist - Imaging Sciences – Registered Nurse 2, Inpt

University of Rochester • City of Rochester, NY

46d • $39 - $50 • Onsite

About The Position

This RN role provides effective and efficient direct care to patients with varied and complex needs from many diverse services throughout the medical center. We are looking for a motivated candidate to join our team who has excellent communication skills, works well both within a team dynamic and independently, is a patient-centered critical thinker, able to multitask, be goal oriented, and willing to grow. The AVAS RN is a Registered Nurse who inserts and monitors PICC, Midlines, and PIV placement with and without ultrasound guidance. RN will act as a resource to medical center staff regarding vascular access line therapy and IV assessment, products, procedures, and assist with difficult IV access patients when needed. This position also performs QA, chart audits, monitoring, and follow-up with staff and physicians to ensure quality health outcomes through patient-centered care and industry standard compliance. The role includes serving as charge nurse, preceptor to students or new employees, and assisting in the education of other medical center staff as needed. Candidate will be expected to participate in daily team check ins, respond to patient consults, insert PICC, Midlines, PIV placement with and without ultrasound guidance throughout the hospital, maintenance of central and vascular access, trouble shooting, and continual education to patients, family, and staff nurses regarding line preservation and CLABSI prevention.

Requirements

• BSN

Nice To Haves

• Excellent communication skills
• Works well both within a team dynamic and independently
• Patient-centered critical thinker
• Able to multitask
• Goal oriented
• Willing to grow

Responsibilities

• Provision of competent direct patient care based on established standards.
• Contributes to unit activities and supports enhancement of the care delivery system at the unit level.
• Supports peers in the delivery of patient care services and assumes an expanded role which may include charge nurse, preceptor, and committee member responsibilities.
• Provides effective and efficient direct care to patients with varied and complex needs from many diverse services throughout the medical center.
• Inserts and monitors PICC, Midlines, and PIV placement with and without ultrasound guidance.
• Acts as a resource to medical center staff regarding vascular access line therapy and IV assessment, products, procedures, and assist with difficult IV access patients when needed.
• Performs QA, chart audits, monitoring, and follow-up with staff and physicians to ensure quality health outcomes through patient-centered care and industry standard compliance.
• Serves as charge nurse, preceptor to students or new employees, and assisting in the education of other medical center staff as needed.
• Participates in daily team check ins.
• Responds to patient consults.
• Inserts PICC, Midlines, PIV placement with and without ultrasound guidance throughout the hospital.
• Maintenance of central and vascular access.
• Trouble shooting.
• Continual education to patients, family, and staff nurses regarding line preservation and CLABSI prevention.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level