Vascular Access Clinical Specialist-RN

About the role

The Vascular Access Clinical Specialist improves the professional practice and role competence of nurses and other healthcare personnel by facilitating ongoing learning, change, and role competence; serving as an expert vascular access clinical resource responsible for advancing vascular access practice, education, competency across Fairview Home Infusion (FHI).

Responsibilities

• Serves as a clinical subject matter expert for vascular access practice. Develops, coordinates, and delivers vascular access education programs for nursing staff and other healthcare professionals across Fairview Home Infusion.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives by identifying practice gaps, providing targeted education, and promoting standardization of vascular access care.
• Provides ongoing clinical mentoring, coaching, and support to nurses to enhance vascular access knowledge, technical skills, and clinical decision-making. Supports orientation and onboarding of new clinicians by providing vascular access education, procedural training, and consultation.
• Supports and partners with nursing practice professionals, nursing operations, and other stakeholders with the shared goal of achieving the organization’s mission and vision.
• Conducts competency validation and skills assessments related to vascular access procedures, equipment, and best practices. Actively support, promote, and demonstrate nursing professional development within a nursing practice specialty, including the promotion of nursing certification.
• Collaborates with clinical leadership to identify educational needs and develop training resources, competency tools, and evidence-based learning materials. Assesses patients’ vascular access needs and recommends appropriate access strategies in collaboration with the patient