Registered Nurse - IV/Transfusion Service - RN

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

32d•Onsite

About The Position

The IV Transfusion Service, a blood administration and vascular access team consisting of RNs and IV technicians, provides coverage 24 hours per day in the hospital inpatient settings at RMC and SMC, as well as many outpatient areas. The IV Transfusion Service cares for patients of all ages. The IV Transfusion Service performs the placement of routine and emergency peripheral IV’s for patients of all ages. The IV Transfusion Service nurses perform routine and emergency blood transfusions, patient assessment for adverse transfusion reaction, intracatheter instillation of medication for restoration of central venous catheter patency, access and deaccess implanted vascular access devices, insertion of peripheral and central (PICC) intravenous catheters, perform routine and as needed PICC site cares, insertion of Midline intravenous catheters, perform routine and as needed Midline site cares and therapeutic phlebotomies. The IV Transfusion Service nurses are a resource for the Department of Nursing related to care and troubleshooting of all peripheral and central access catheters. The registered nurse (RN) is accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care. The RN supports professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the patient and family. The RN will function within the Mayo Clinic Nursing Professional Practice Model, which includes accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients. The ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice provide a basis for the practice of the RN. The RN provides leadership through activities such as preceptor role, informal and formal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts. The RN delegates patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability and availability of resources. The RN possesses excellent communication skills; is skillful in mentoring and teaching; and may participate on committees or projects. A subset of employees may be required to drive their personal vehicle as a part of the responsibility of their role.

Requirements

Excellent communication skills
Skillful in mentoring and teaching

Responsibilities

Coordination of nursing care
Direct patient care
Patient/family education
Transitions of care
Planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients
Delegates patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability and availability of resources
Preceptor role
Informal and formal leadership roles
Quality improvement efforts