Vascular Access Nurse (Contingent)

Nationwide Children's Hospital • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

Overview: 16 hrs/month minimum, contingent. Pay to commensurate with experience. Not eligible for benefits. Job Description Summary: Inserts and manages vascular access devices for patients undergoing medical treatments. Job Description: Essential Functions: Assesses patients' vascular access needs and determining the most appropriate access device. Cares and maintains peripheral intravenous catheters, midline catheters, and peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs). Monitors patients' vascular access devices for complications, such as infection, occlusion, and extravasation. Provides education to patients and their families on vascular access care and maintenance. Collaborates with other healthcare professionals to develop and implement vascular access policies and procedures. Participates in quality improvement initiatives to enhance the safety and efficacy of vascular access care. Education Requirement: BSN, required. Licensure Requirement: Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Ohio, required. Skills: Clinical skill and knowledge in the nursing care of children including normal growth and development and/or clinical expertise in specialized area, required. Effective customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills, required. Demonstrated leadership and teaching abilities, required. Professionally appropriate analytical and organizational skills, required. Experience: Three years related clinical experience in area of specialty, preferred. Physical Requirements: OCCASIONALLY: Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Chemicals/Medications, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Flexing/extending of neck, Fume /Gases /Vapors, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Loud Noises, Patient Equipment, Reaching above shoulder FREQUENTLY: Sitting, Standing, Walking CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above: (not specified) "The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet" The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose. Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission. We’re 15,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we’ll never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere. Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children’s badge what they do for a living. They’ll tell you it’s More Than a Job. It’s a calling. It’s a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere. Nationwide Children’s Hospital. A Place to Be Proud.

Requirements

• BSN, required.
• Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Ohio, required.
• Clinical skill and knowledge in the nursing care of children including normal growth and development and/or clinical expertise in specialized area, required.
• Effective customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills, required.
• Demonstrated leadership and teaching abilities, required.
• Professionally appropriate analytical and organizational skills, required.

Nice To Haves

• Three years related clinical experience in area of specialty, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients' vascular access needs and determining the most appropriate access device.
• Cares and maintains peripheral intravenous catheters, midline catheters, and peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs).
• Monitors patients' vascular access devices for complications, such as infection, occlusion, and extravasation.
• Provides education to patients and their families on vascular access care and maintenance.
• Collaborates with other healthcare professionals to develop and implement vascular access policies and procedures.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives to enhance the safety and efficacy of vascular access care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level