Registered Nurse - Venous Access Team - Per Diem
About The Position
The Venous Access Nurse is a registered nurse with specialized expertise in vascular access management, practicing in accordance with Society for Vascular Access standards and evidence-based guidelines. The nurse assesses, inserts, accesses, maintains, and monitors vascular access devices, including peripheral IVs, midline catheters, PICC lines, central venous catheters, implanted ports, and dialysis catheters. The role emphasizes patient safety, infection prevention, vessel preservation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The nurse provides direct patient care, makes nursing judgments, assesses healthcare needs, and develops, implements, and evaluates care plans. The nurse coordinates care, directs assistive personnel, collaborates with other health professionals, communicates with patients and families, and acts as a patient advocate. Patient and caregiver education is provided as appropriate, including education about discharge and community services. The nurse maintains mandatory education and competencies, participates in quality improvement, and pursues professional growth.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Registered Nurse license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support certificate.
- Competence to provide patient care to one or more age groups: young adults (16–30), middle-aged adults (30–60), or elderly patients (60 and older).
Nice To Haves
- Baccalaureate degree in Nursing preferred.
- 1–3 years of related work experience preferred.
- ACLS required for some specific clinical units.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care and make necessary nursing judgments.
- Assess patients’ healthcare needs and formulate, implement, and evaluate care plans.
- Coordinate patient care and direct assistive personnel to support safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely, patient-centered care.
- Identify resources needed to implement care plans and consider environmental influences on patients and families.
- Collaborate with health professionals to determine patients’ and families’ healthcare needs.
- Build trusting, respectful relationships with patients and families; communicate effectively and act as a patient advocate.
- Plan and provide patient education according to the care plan and anticipated length of stay; include family members and caregivers as appropriate.
- Participate in developing educational materials or presentations and document outcomes in the medical record.
- Ensure patients and significant others receive education about discharge and available community services.
- Maintain annual mandatory education, emergency skills, and unit-based competencies.
- Participate in quality improvement activities and professional development.
- Assess, insert, access, maintain, and monitor vascular access devices, with attention to patient safety, infection prevention, and vessel preservation.
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Education Level
Associate degree
