RN Vascular Access Team

About Farmington Hills Hospital

Farmington Hills Hospital is recognized by U.S. News and World Report for its high performance in multiple procedures and conditions. It has also been designated as a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence.

The hospital was founded in 1965 and has grown to serve as a Level II trauma center and the base teaching hospital for Michigan State University.

Scope of Work

• Placing ultrasound-guided PIV, PICC lines, and extended dwell peripheral IV catheters.
• Maintaining, troubleshooting, declotting, and repositioning these vascular access devices for all adult inpatient units.
• Monitoring and evaluating quality metrics related to vascular access devices.
• Participating in the development, implementation, and evaluation of quality improvement activities related to vascular access devices and patient quality and safety.
• Maintaining current knowledge of core measures and assisting in performing chart audits, monitoring, and follow-up with staff.
• Interpreting and implementing policies and procedures set forth by nursing and hospital administration.
• Participating in the planning, evaluation, and implementation of interventions for solving IV-related patient care challenges.
• Performing weekly dressing changes and assisting with dressing changes as needed.
• Acting as a resource to medical and nursing staff for vascular access device therapy, assessment, products, and procedures.
• Maintaining current knowledge of new advances in IV therapy and vascular access devices.

Qualifications

• Required: Associate's Degree or equivalent Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an Associate’s degree or from an ACEN accredited Diploma program.
• Required: Bachelor's Degree B.S.N., M.S.N., DNP/PhD – if not minimum BSN prepared, new graduate/nurse with less than one (1) year experience is required to sign an educational contract upon hire to complete BSN within specified timeframe and adhere to contract stipulations.
• Required: 2 years of relevant experience in clinical settings.
• Preferred: CRT-Specialty Certification - UNKNOWN Unknown, CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association, CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross, CRT-At least one Certification from preferred list - UNKNOWN Unknown Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation, CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association, CRT-Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - ENA Emergency Nurses Association Emergency Care 1 Year required.
• Required: Lic-Registered Nurse (RN) - STATE_MI State of Michigan.
• Required: Drug-free workplace and compliance with MMR, Varicella, Tdap, and Influenza vaccine requirements if in an on-site or hybrid workplace category.