Vascular Access Spec Nurse

Good Samaritan Careers • Vincennes, IN

2d

About The Position

Responsible for assessing, formulating plan of care, implementing and evaluating nursing care for patient population requiring vascular access placed by Nursing Specialty Services. Is a leader and collaborates with the healthcare tam to promote a world class environment. Serves as a resource person for maintaining and troubleshooting vascular access devices. Definition of Shared Governance: Shared governance is a professional structural model, founded on the cornerstone principles of partnership, equity, accountability, and ownership that form a culturally sensitive and empowering framework, enabling sustainable and accountability-based decisions to support an interdisciplinary design for excellent patient care.

Responsibilities

• Performs vascular access assessments in a systematic and organized manner to provide high quality and safe outcomes.
• Provides direction and collaborates with team members to support a healthy work environment.
• Collaborates with nurses and physicians to determine appropriate vascular access device selection and placement.
• Analyzes collected data regarding vascular access to formulate a plan of care that contributes to high quality and safe outcomes related to infusion therapy.
• Initiates a plan of care with measurable criteria consistent with world class performance levels.
• Evaluates the vascular access device plan of care with the healthcare staff, patient and family/support system to maintain world class levels of patient satisfaction and outcomes.
• Contributes to a high performance work environment by seeking educational resources that enhance and maintain current knowledge and skills including resources specifically related to vascular access.
• Apply for nursing council or committee and be vested on one council at least every 5 years. 80% attendance in person or by phone is required. Advancements in Clinical Ladder will be reflected in yearly application process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees