RN Vascular Access
About The Position
The RN, practicing under the ANA scope of practice, uses the nursing process to provide professional nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and discharge, incorporating patient- and family-centered care principles. The RN provides quality care under the direction of the Nurse Leader and follows Corewell Health policies and procedures. The position recognizes how nursing care and patient/family partnerships affect outcomes, includes patient and family input and goals in care planning, develops teaching strategies, and documents education and learning in the health record. The Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Vascular Access Team is a group of registered nurses specially trained in ultrasound-guided insertion of vascular access devices. The team uses Infusion Nurses Society standards and the Michigan Appropriateness Guide for Intravenous Catheters and mini-MAGIC for pediatric patients to guide access selection. It inserts bedside anatomical IVs and ultrasound-guided peripheral IVs for inpatients and outpatients, advocates for needle-pain reduction and adherence to poke plans, and rounds daily on central venous catheters to help reduce infection, provide education, and serve as an expert resource for IV access.
Requirements
- Associate degree in Nursing required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required within 5 years.
- Michigan Registered Nurse (RN) license required.
- Two years of nursing experience required.
- AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 90 days.
Responsibilities
- Provide professional nursing care using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and discharge.
- Incorporate patient- and family-centered care principles and patient/family input and goals into care planning.
- Develop teaching strategies for patients and families and document education and learning in the health record.
- Insert bedside anatomical IVs and ultrasound-guided peripheral IVs for inpatients and outpatients.
- Advocate for needle-pain reduction and adherence to poke plans.
- Round daily on central venous catheters to help reduce infection and provide education.
- Serve as an expert-level resource for types of IV access.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Discounts on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and other offerings
- Optional identity theft protection
- Optional home and auto insurance
- Optional pet insurance
- Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and matching savings
- On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
