Expert Clinical Nurse - Per Diem Level 1
About The Position
The Expert Clinical Nurse is a registered nurse who acts as an expert clinical resource for nursing staff and provides support and direct patient care to all inpatient and outpatient departments as needed. The RN will assist with IV line placement for difficult stick patients utilizing ultrasound guided IV insertion techniques. They will be responsible for the placement of small bore feeding tubes for patients in the medical/surgical units. The Nurse will assist the Radiology department with pacemaker MRIs, CTAs, and CT contrast injections into a central like. They will also be responsible for assessment of central lines and assisting with central line dressing changes.
Requirements
- New York State Registered Professional Nurse license and current registration.
- BLS and ACLS Required
- Minimum of 1 year independent experience.
Nice To Haves
- Baccalaureate degree in nursing preferred
Responsibilities
- Becomes proficient in the insertion of USGIVs to include the insertion of PIV, extended dwell IVs and PICC/Midlines
- Completes a focused patient assessment related to IV Therapy using subjective and objective data sources to determine the appropriate IV access.
- Assess all central lines including triple lumen catheters, PICC lines, and HD catheters.
- Assists with central line dressing changes.
- Competent in small bore feeding tube insertion utilizing IRIS technology.
- Assists radiology on contrast administration for the patient with a central line and monitoring of pacemaker patients requiring an MRI
- Proficient in administering medications (i.e.Nitro or beta-blockers) required for Coronary CTA
- Completes annual competency education and training for Interventional Radioloy/Radiology competencies as appropriate to role.
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Job Type
Part-time
