PICC TEAM NURSE - Full Time

About the role

The position will provide vascular access care for patients as assigned for the adult and pediatric population. The PICC nurse is a vascular access expert and assists the care team in determining the most optimal vascular access line to meet the patient’s needs, as well as assist with vascular access education.

Responsibilities

• Inserts PICC, Midlines, Access and tunneled Ports and PIV via ultrasound guidance and determines placement via ECG or x-ray follow-up with the radiologist and documents the procedure.
• Assist staff by monitoring PICC lines, declotting, and discontinuing catheters with or without blood cultures.
• Perform weekly dressing changes and may assist staff with performing dressing changes.
• Insert peripheral IV throughout the hospital.
• Plans, evaluates and implements interventions for solving IV related patient care problems.
• Provide IV therapy and PICC instruction/education to staff, patients, families, students and physicians.
• Participates in quality monitoring related to PICC lines insertions and ultrasound guided IV.
• Performs other nursing duties including but not limited to assessment, sedation, IR procedures, recovery, patient education, patient follow up and other duties as necessary.
• May provide staff education to include departmental education activities related to PICC and Midlines.
• Maintains current knowledge of core measures and assist in performing chart audits, monitoring and follow-up with staff to ensure compliance when not performing IV therapy.
• Keeps current on new advances in IV therapy.
• May assist with new product evaluation.
• Demonstrates Customer Service standards (smiles and makes eye contact; greets each patient and visitor; seeks out patient and visitor contact; displays appropriate body language at all times; takes 5 minutes each day to go above and beyond for one patient or visitor; honors diversity).
• Follows all safety rules while on the job. Reports all accidents promptly and corrects minor safety hazards. Communicates with peers and management regarding any hazards identified in the workplace.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Physical requirements: ability to lift, move, stoop, reach, stand, walk, and carry materials and equipment weighing 35+lbs; use lift equipment for patient handling; minimal manual lifting per NIOSH guidelines.
• Working environment: close contact with others; protracted or irregular hours; exposure to biohazards, infectious diseases, deceased, water, electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC) through the Vascular Access Certification Corporation within two (2) years of hire.
• ACLS within 90 days of hire.
• BLS within 30 days of hire.
• One (1) year clinical nursing experience.
• To be completed as established by department: BARD PICC Training (administered at department level).

Qualifications

• Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC) through the Vascular Access Certification Corporation (preferred).
• Three (3) years RN experience.
• ICU or ED experience (preferred).

Skills

• Working knowledge of infection control procedures and safety precautions.
• Working knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering routine and special treatments to patients.
• Knowledge of and appropriate application of the nursing process.
• Knowledge of professional theory, practice and procedure.
• Ability to communicate clearly with patients, families, physicians, and other employees.

Schedule

• Scheduled weekly hours: 36.
• Shift: Varied (United States of America).
• Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt (United States of America).