Vascular Access Specialist WIP Night

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This position works under the general supervision of a physician, advanced practice provider, and/or nursing leadership to provide vascular access services in the care and treatment of patients. The schedule is 7:00 pm - 7:30 am Sunday, Monday, and Saturday.

Requirements

• Excellent IV skills required
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Registered Nurse (RN) Upon Hire or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Upon Hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Upon Hire
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Upon Hire

Nice To Haves

• BSN or BSA preferred
• One (1) year experience in an acute care setting is preferred
• Professional certification in a vascular access affiliated organization is preferred

Responsibilities

• Performs and accurately documents physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments, considering age-specific criteria.
• Anticipates patient and/or family needs and expectations to develop an appropriate plan of care.
• Utilizes critical thinking skills in planning and prioritizing care.
• Maintains and utilizes competencies per unit expectation.
• Responds to vascular access consults by placing and monitoring Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) lines, Midlines, dressing changes, ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous (PIV) placements and perform troubleshooting of lines for patients with challenging vasculature.
• Serves as a resource to staff and collaborates with providers regarding appropriate venous access device and recommendations.
• Plans, evaluates and carries out appropriate Infusion Nurses Society (INS), Association of Vascular Access (AVA) interventions based on the completed assessment for solving PIV related patient care issues.
• Determines placement of PICCs using electrocardiogram (ECG) technology and x-ray and follow-up with the radiologist on x-rays to confirm catheter tip location.
• Completes accurate and timely documentation of all interventions.
• Active coordinator of the interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Confers with all members of the health care team in a collaborative fashion.
• Participates in quality audits, shares information and observations of the patient and/or patient’s family in a manner that advocates for optimal patient care.
• Appropriately prioritizes INS, AVA interventions based upon completed assessment.
• Promptly identifies changes in condition as evidenced by assessment, labs, x-rays, etc. Reports changes, takes follow-up action as appropriate.
• Actively involves patient in plan of care and keeps patient, family and/or care-giver informed.
• Evaluates implemented interventions and modifies care according to the evaluation.
• Documents interventions and modifications to the plan of care in an accurate and timely manner.
• Adheres to appropriate hospital and/or Department of Nursing policies, procedures, clinical pathways and nationally accepted standards of nursing practice.
• Incorporates INS, AVA standards, into the provision of safe, quality patient care, utilizing current literature, and research.
• Practices in accordance with our Professional Practice Model – “Relationship Based Care” and delivers care using our Care Delivery System “PACE” - Patient Focused, Accountable, Coordinated and Continuous and Evidence Based.
• Provides appropriate and timely answers and/or education to patients, patient’s families, significant others and/or caregivers, Providers and staff about PICCs, Midlines, sono-guided PIVs, central line dressings and central line acquired blood stream infection prevention measures.
• Completes accurate and timely documentation of all education provided including discharge plan of care.
• Assesses competence, obtains feedback/evaluation of understanding from patient, family, significant others and/or caregivers.
• Demonstrates effective communication based on individual patient needs and learning preferences.
• Maintains current knowledge of core measures related to venous access and stays updated on current policies, guidelines and standards, and assists with new product evaluation.
• Welcomes and orients patient, family, significant other and/or caregiver to the unit.
• Encourages patient/family participation in care.
• Reviews personalized patient plan of care with patient/family every shift.
• Updates white boards accordingly and sets daily goals with patient input.
• Explains special diets, tests, procedures and medications in easily understood and appropriate language.
• Makes hourly rounds on patients and communicates when they will return.
• Advocate for resources and support that enhance patient safety and unit/hospital based initiatives.
• Participates in evaluating data to guide decisions regarding unit / department budget formulation and implementation.
• Performs Peer Evaluation to provide constructive feedback to peers regarding performance.
• Holds co-workers accountable for their behavior and compliance with policies and standards.
• Actively intervenes when patient safety is at risk.
• Accountable for patient care and quality/safety initiatives (e.g., patient safety, patient satisfaction, core measures, infection control).
• Participates in multidisciplinary quality and practice improvement teams.
• Shares professional and technical information with colleagues and students.
• Offers self as a resource as needed to others (e.g., preceptor, charge, mentor, unit expert, lends a hand when needed).
• Participates in meetings and on committees and represents the department and hospital in community outreach.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

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