RN Vascular Access Team PRN

Corewell Health•Farmington Hills, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Vascular Access RN provides advanced care for patients requiring difficult or advanced IV access. The role places ultrasound-guided peripheral IVs, PICC lines, and midline or extended-dwell peripheral IV catheters, and monitors, maintains, troubleshoots, declots, and repositions vascular access devices for adult inpatient units. The RN also monitors device-related quality metrics, plans and implements interventions to address IV-related patient care challenges, and supports medical and nursing staff as a resource on vascular access therapy, assessment, products, and procedures. The position performs weekly dressing changes and may assist staff with dressing changes. It participates in quality and performance improvement activities related to vascular access devices, patient quality, and safety, and helps maintain knowledge of core measures, including chart audits, monitoring, and staff follow-up. The RN keeps current with advances in IV therapy and vascular access devices and interprets and implements nursing and hospital administration policies and procedures. This is a PRN, part-time day-shift role at Farmington Hills Hospital. The listed work hours are 7:00 A.M. to 7:30 P.M., with variable weekends. Scheduled hours are 0.03 per week.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an associate degree or from an ACEN-accredited diploma program.
A BSN, MSN, DNP, or PhD is listed; nurses without at least a BSN who have less than one year of experience must sign an educational contract to complete a BSN within the specified timeframe and follow its stipulations.
Nurses subject to the educational contract must enroll in an accredited BSN program within one year of licensure and complete it within the following five years.
Two years of relevant clinical experience.
External candidates must have at least two years of related acute-care experience.
External candidates must successfully complete a competency assessment provided by nursing education.
Internal candidates with less than two years of clinical experience require approval from their current nurse leader and the site Chief Nursing Officer, and must remain unit-based PRN (casual) employees until reaching two years of nursing experience.
Current Michigan Registered Nurse (RN) license upon hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross upon hire, or an accepted certification from the listed Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification is required upon hire for Endoscopy (with stated site exceptions); for Critical Care, Emergency Care, Radiology, Pre-Op, and PACU it is required within 180 days of hire or transfer.
Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification is required for Emergency Care within one year.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's-prepared RN; the role description identifies a bachelor's degree as preferred.
Specialty certification is preferred, with two years listed.

Responsibilities

Insert ultrasound-guided peripheral IVs, PICC lines, and midline or extended-dwell peripheral IV catheters.
Monitor, maintain, troubleshoot, declot, and reposition vascular access devices for adult inpatient units.
Plan, evaluate, and implement interventions to solve IV-related patient care challenges.
Perform weekly dressing changes and assist staff with dressing changes as needed.
Serve as a resource to medical and nursing staff on vascular access device therapy, assessment, products, and procedures.
Monitor quality metrics related to vascular access devices.
Participate in developing, implementing, and evaluating quality and performance improvement activities related to vascular access devices, patient quality, and safety.
Maintain current knowledge of core measures and assist with chart audits, monitoring, and staff follow-up.
Keep current on advances in IV therapy and vascular access devices.
Interpret and implement policies and procedures established by nursing and hospital administration.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package supporting financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
Discounts directory with offers on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and other items.
Optional identity theft protection, home insurance, and auto insurance.
Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and matching savings.

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