PICC Team Nurse

CommonSpirit Health•Little Rock, AR

5d•Onsite

About The Position

As our PICC Team Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery. Every day, as a highly-skilled and specialized nurse, you are responsible for the assessment, insertion, maintenance, and removal of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs) and Midline catheters in various patient populations (e.g., adult, pediatric, neonatal, depending on the facility). To thrive in this vital role, you will possess advanced knowledge of vascular anatomy, sterile technique, infection prevention, patient education, and troubleshooting related to central line access devices. The PICC Nurse works collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure safe, effective, and evidence-based vascular access care.

Requirements

Registered Nurse: AR, upon hire
Basic Life Support - CPR, within 30 Days
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 12 - months
Minimum of 2-3 years of recent acute care nursing experience (Critical Care, ED, Medical/Surgical, Oncology).
1-2 years of direct PICC insertion experience utilizing ultrasound guidance strongly preferred.

Nice To Haves

Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC) credential preferred or commitment to obtain within 1-2 years of hire.

Responsibilities

Assessment, insertion, maintenance, and removal of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs) and Midline catheters in various patient populations (e.g., adult, pediatric, neonatal, depending on the facility).
Utilizing advanced knowledge of vascular anatomy, sterile technique, infection prevention, patient education, and troubleshooting related to central line access devices.
Collaborating with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure safe, effective, and evidence-based vascular access care.