Registered Nurse (RN) - Vascular Access Services, Part Time
About The Position
DHMC’s Vascular Access Team is seeking an RN who thrives on variety, advanced technology, and an active role throughout the hospital. This highly specialized team supports a diverse patient population, from newborns to centenarians, providing assessment, insertion, maintenance, and troubleshooting of short peripheral IVs and midline catheters, along with phlebotomy services. Select team members perform PICC insertions, and all team members are responsible for PICC care and maintenance. The role involves working with cutting-edge technology, including ultrasound-guided IV placement, building advanced clinical expertise in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. This is a PT (2x12hr shifts) rotating position with shifts rotating 7a-7p and 7p-7a across all 7 days.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
- Licensed RN with NH eligibility
- BLS
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Responsibilities
- Utilizes the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement and evaluate an individualized plan of care.
- Utilizes critical thinking and the nursing process to anticipate and recognize changes in patient status, taking action to modify the plan of care or to elevate to the care team as necessary.
- Practices in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics to advocate for patients, uphold their autonomy in decision-making, ensure informed consent and assist patients in families in expressing self-determination.
- Actively seeks feedback and acts to improve performance.
- Engages in the governance of practice.
- Manages interpersonal relationships for self and with others.
- Mentors colleagues for the advancement of nursing practice and the profession.
- Assumes authority and accountability for the nursing care of patients while appropriately delegating elements of care to others members of the care delivery team in accordance with laws, regulations and policies and procedures.
- Prioritizes and organizes time to optimize patient outcomes.
- Actively seeks out the most current evidence and standards and applies and translates to daily practice.
- Role models a culture of inquiry, developing new knowledge by contributing to research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice at the local level.
- Communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
- Actively partners with others to effect change that produces positive outcomes through the exchange of knowledge.
- Precepts the student nurse, nurse extern, nurse resident, experienced clinical nurse and other members of the healthcare team.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
