LVN-IV Safety Team

Kaweah Delta Health Care District•Visalia, CA

About The Position

The Licensed Vocational Nurse – IV Safety Team (IVST) supports organization-wide vascular access quality through surveillance, maintenance, education, and quality monitoring within the LVN scope of practice. Working collaboratively with the IVST RN and interdisciplinary teams, this position promotes evidence-based practice, supports standardization of IV care, and assists with quality improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Current California Licensed Vocational Nurse license.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS).
Intravenous therapy certification and blood withdrawal certification.
Infusion therapy education and certificate.
One year of recent acute care experience.
Comprehensive knowledge of evidence-based vascular access and infusion therapy practices.
Knowledge of CLABSI prevention, vascular access maintenance, and regulatory standards.
Excellent communication and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
Ability to analyze surveillance findings, identify trends, and recommend improvements.
Ability to independently prioritize work while maintaining excellent customer service.

Nice To Haves

Ultrasound-guided PIV training.
Critical care, vascular access, quality improvement, or infection prevention experience.

Responsibilities

Conduct daily surveillance of peripheral IVs, midlines, PICCs, and central venous access devices for compliance with organizational standards, including dressing integrity, securement, labeling, tubing management, documentation, and ongoing clinical necessity.
Support clinical-unit nurses in assessing vascular access devices for dressing integrity, securement, labeling, tubing management, documentation, and ongoing clinical necessity.
Provide real-time bedside education and coaching that reinforces evidence-based vascular access practices.
Promote standardization of IV therapy practices to improve patient safety and reduce CLABSI and other vascular access complications.
Perform vascular access maintenance interventions within scope of practice, including dressing changes, tubing management, removal of unnecessary or expired peripheral IVs, and other evidence-based interventions, without replacing unit responsibility for IV maintenance.
Collect, document, analyze, and communicate surveillance findings to support quality improvement initiatives.
Escalate clinical findings requiring RN, provider, or vascular access specialist intervention.
Serve as a clinical consultant for difficult vascular access; assist with ultrasound-guided peripheral IV insertion and training once competent; and recommend escalation to Midline or PICC when clinically indicated.
Collaborate with nursing leadership, Infection Prevention, Nursing Professional Development, Quality, physicians, and the PICC Team to improve vascular access outcomes.
Participate in developing, implementing, and evaluating vascular access policies, education, and performance improvement activities.
Support a culture of patient advocacy, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and services appropriate to the population served on the assigned unit or work area.
Apply knowledge of growth and development and patient/family cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age-specific needs.
Effectively communicate with and care for patients and families as reflected in the Plan for Provision of Care.
Perform other duties as assigned.