Vascular Access Specialist - Nights - Tempe

Tempe Medical Center - 1500 S Mill Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281

Up to $15,000 Sign On Bonus Available

About the role

At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

Responsibilities

• Independently provides and maintains arterial line (A-line), deep venous (IV), midline catheters, peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC), and/or Central venous catheters (CVC), and/or Acute Hemodialysis catheter access.
• Conducts patient assessments, obtains consults for procedures, gathers correct blood values and patient information, and provides recommendations regarding the correct invasive catheter for the therapy required.
• Assists with departmental activities, serves as a specialist in quality improvement, and develops best practice guidelines.
• Achieves superior performance in hemodynamic monitoring, line maintenance, correct use, and access of invasive lines.
• Performs all Respiratory Care Practitioner duties and may supervise others if required.
• Inserts and maintains arterial lines, midlines, PICC lines, and other vascular access devices according to department policy, including dressing changes, transducer changes, line reviews, flushing of ports, and de-clotting.
• Uses ultrasound technology to ensure accurate insertion of arterial lines and PICC lines.
• Reviews chest X-rays to ensure accurate placement of central venous catheters and/or uses X-ray free technology with ECG tip placement to verify central line tip placement.
• Maintains sterile field throughout insertion process, following IHI bundle compliance.
• Provides accurate, timely, and appropriate documentation into the electronic medical record.
• Reviews labs, patient history, and physician orders to determine appropriate line for the procedure and identify potential issues.
• Collaborates with physicians to determine appropriate long-term access needs.
• Obtains patient’s authorization to perform the procedure.
• Inserts peripheral venous and/or arterial catheters to provide access or more complex vascular access as indicated within department policy.
• Performs or assists with intubations when necessary according to departmental policy and maintains competency through observation, demonstration, and documentation.
• Dispenses pharmacological solutions as prescribed by a physician.
• Possesses and utilizes knowledge of indications, contraindications, and complications of medications administered through aerosolization; responds to adverse reactions according to policy.
• Utilizes assessment skills to implement protocols or initiate physician consultation.
• Demonstrates competency in Medselect or PXYIs through monitoring and observation.
• Assists RNs in bedside procedures as required; takes and transcribes physician’s verbal orders appropriately.
• Performs bag and mask ventilation, maintains an adequate airway, and assists with life-threatening events; attends all resuscitations and traumas as assigned.
• Performs basic pulmonary function testing, including determination of vital capacity, forced inspiratory/expiratory flows, flow volume loops, and peak flow maneuvers; performs resting and exercise oximetry testing.
• Performs complete pulmonary function studies including diffusion, lung volumes, body box procedures, and pulmonary stress procedures (some therapists).
• Collects soiled equipment from patient areas, transports to CV Respiratory Therapy department, and cleans, disinfects, sterilizes, and packages respiratory care equipment; performs minor troubleshooting and recognizes when equipment needs repair or maintenance.
• Provides CV respiratory therapy services as prescribed, assists in IAPB insertion, associated invasive cardiac outputs/profile, and non-invasive cardiac outputs; maintains ISTAT and/or blood gas equipment.
• Acts as a resource to therapists and other healthcare practitioners regarding patient status, equipment, and operational issues; provides excellent service in line with performance standards.
• Remains current in new products, equipment, and technical practices; provides maintenance of associated equipment and shares updates on standards of care.
• Provides training, orientation, and patient education to staff, patients, and families; assists in the development of departmental policy and procedures based on best practice standards.

Requirements

• Graduate from a Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) approved Respiratory Care program.
• Bachelor’s degree in a healthcare-related field preferred.
• 2 years of Respiratory Care experience required.
• 5 years of respiratory care experience with arterial line insertion, IV insertion, PICC and/or Central line insertion, invasive maintenance experience, and electronic medical record data entry preferred.

Qualifications

• Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) License – required upon hire.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) – required upon hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification – required upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification – required upon hire.
• Arizona Respiratory License – required upon hire.
• Credential as NBRC Specialist or Vascular Access Specialist Certification preferred.

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