RN, Vascular Access

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Bayhealth Medical Center is Central and Southern Delaware’s healthcare leader with hospitals in Dover and Milford, as well as standalone Emergency Department in Smyrna and a hybrid Emergency Department and Urgent Care in Milton. We offer various practice settings throughout Kent and Sussex Counties. Bayhealth Medical Center Kent Campus is 90 minutes from Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Baltimore. Our Sussex Campus is 30 minutes to the Delaware beaches and relaxation in the sand!

• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Matching 401(k)/403(b) Plans
• Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision
• Disability and Life Insurance options
• On Site Child Care
• Educational Reimbursement
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts
• Plus, an array of Voluntary Benefits to include Critical Care Coverage and more!

Kent Campus Hospital

Relief

Day/ Evening

38.93 - 60.34 HOURLY

The RN, Vascular Access Specialist is a registered nurse who has a BSN or MSN level preparation in nursing. This position provides expertise in the selection, placement, and management of vascular access devices. The RN, Vascular Access Specialist acts as a resource for education and policy development relative to vascular access. Promotes a culture supportive of the delivery of quality patient care.

• Utilizes national practice standards, including the Infusion Nurses’ Society Standards of Practice, as well as the CDC’s Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular-Catheter-Related Infections, to insert central catheters (PICCs) at the bedside. Measurement of success would be zero PICC infections attributed to insertion techniques.
• Provides various support services for the healthcare team, including but not limited to: performing PICC/Midline Insertions, IV Starts, IV rotations, Accessing and De-Accessing implanted ports, and various other clinical interventions. Provides vascular access consultations. Measurement based on productivity targets.
• Acts as a resource for policy development relative to Vascular Access. Documents vascular access procedures and relative communication in the electronic medical record.
• Participates in Performance Improvement activities by conducting compliance audits throughout Bayhealth at established intervals.
• Creates a culture of inquiry and teamwork. Educates patients, families, and other healthcare team members regarding vascular access and best practice.
• Mentors nursing students and staff through orientation, clinically-focused education, and validation of competency.
• Updates statistical / productivity data daily.
• Participates in research activities relative to vascular access.
• Participates in the Code Blue/Trauma team whenever possible by assuring adequate vascular access.
• Demonstrates the ability to collect relevant patient healthcare data.
  • Prioritizes data collection activities as indicated by the patient’s immediate condition.
  • Collects data using appropriate assessment techniques and instruments.
  • Appropriately documents collected data.
  • Collects data using a systematic and on-going process.
• Demonstrates ability to analyze the data in determining patient needs.
  • Assesses data to determine patient needs.
  • Interacts with the patient, family and other members of the healthcare team.
  • Prioritizes and documents in a manner that facilitates determining expected outcomes and developing a plan of care.
  • Documents patient needs in the clinical record.
• Demonstrates the ability to identify individualized, expected outcomes for the patient.
  • Outcomes are derived from patient needs.
  • Outcomes are mutually formulated with the patient, family, and other health care providers, as appropriate.
  • Outcomes are realistic, individualized, culturally appropriate, and age-specific.
  • Outcomes are measurable and include a time element for attainment, if possible.
  • Outcomes provide direction for continuity of care.
  • Outcomes are documented in the clinical record.
• Demonstrates ability to develop a plan of care that prescribes specific interventions to attain…