Nurse Practitioner; Vascular Access Team

Job Summary:

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) for the Vascular Access Team serves as a clinical expert in vascular access device selection, insertion, management, and stewardship across the health system. The APP provides consultation services for hospitalized patients requiring vascular access, performs advanced vascular access procedures, collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, and leads quality and patient safety initiatives aimed at reducing catheter-related complications, including central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs).

As a member of an academic medical center, the APP participates in education, research, and system-wide initiatives that promote evidence-based vascular access practices and improve patient outcomes.

• Provide comprehensive vascular access consultations for adult hospitalized patients, assess patients and determine the most appropriate vascular access device, manage complex cases, collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, pharmacists, and interdisciplinary teams, and participate in interdisciplinary rounds.

• Perform insertion, maintenance, and management of PICCs, midline catheters, ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheters, and non-tunneled central venous catheters (as credentialed).
• Utilize ultrasound guidance, sterile technique, evaluate and manage complications, perform bedside assessments, and promote appropriate device utilization and stewardship.

• Lead initiatives to reduce CLABSI rates and other complications.
• Monitor quality metrics, provide feedback, participate in infection prevention and safety committees, assist with policy development, and conduct audits.

• Provide education and competency training to APPs, physicians, nurses, residents, students, and other staff; develop educational materials; participate in orientation and onboarding; serve as a resource for difficult cases.

• Participate in clinical research, evidence-based practice initiatives, support publication efforts, present outcomes at meetings, and promote professional development.

• Serve as subject matter expert, participate in system-wide committees, collaborate with leadership, evaluate technologies, support operational planning, program development, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• CLABSI rates, catheter utilization ratio, first-attempt insertion success rates, procedural complication rates, device dwell time optimization, patient satisfaction, staff education completion, outcomes of quality improvement initiatives.

• Perform bedside procedures requiring fine motor skills and manual dexterity.
• Frequent standing, walking, lifting, and patient positioning.
• Respond promptly to urgent patient care needs.
• Maneuver portable ultrasound and equipment safely.

Education:

Master’s or Doctoral degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.

• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse: current state licensure and certification as a Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care certification preferred.
• Physician Assistant: current state licensure and certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

• Minimum two years of advanced practice experience in critical care, hospital medicine, emergency medicine, surgery, vascular access, or related acute care specialty.
• Demonstrated proficiency in ultrasound-guided vascular access procedures.
• Preferably experience performing or managing central venous access procedures.
• Preferably experience within multidisciplinary teams and quality improvement initiatives.

All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.