Registered Nurse - IV Team - PRN​/Casual

## Registered Nurse - IV Team - PRN/Casual Apply:
Methodist Hospital - Omaha, NE:
Part time:
Posted Today:
JR116191
** Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
** At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge.

We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.
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* Job Summary:

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* Location:

Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center  Address: 8303 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE

Schedule:

Availability amongst our two shifts. , and . Minimum 24 hours per month to comply with PRN status.
The IV Team Registered Nurse provides specialized services throughout the hospital, responding to requests across all inpatient units. This role is responsible for the assessment, insertion, maintenance, and management of vascular access devices while promoting patient safety, quality outcomes, and evidence-based practice.

Key Responsibilities:

Respond to vascular access requests from all hospital departments and inpatient units.  Insert and maintain peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheters.  Perform ultrasound-guided peripheral IV insertions if this is a known skill.  Insert and manage midline catheters if this is a known skill.  Insert and manage Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs) if this is a known skill.
Access and de-access implanted ports according to organizational policies and procedures.  Perform and monitor dressing changes for midlines, PICCs, ports, and other vascular access devices.  Assess vascular access sites for complications, including infection, infiltration, occlusion, and thrombosis, and intervene as appropriate.  Provide education and support to patients, families, and healthcare staff regarding vascular access device care and maintenance.  Maintain accurate documentation of procedures, assessments, and patient outcomes in the electronic medical record.  

Perform other duties as assigned.
** Responsibilities:**#
** Essential Functions
** 1. Provide appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the Population Specific Criteria.
* Demonstrate ability to identify opportunities for and give individualized customer service/patient care according to customer/patient needs.
2. Perform an initial and ongoing assessment to determine the assigned patient's ongoing nursing care needs.
* Include data from the patient/significant other(s) in the assessment as appropriate.
* Prioritize data collection according to patient's immediate needs.
* Use assessment findings in discharge planning.
3. Develop/review/revise and individualize the plan of care to address the patient's nursing care needs for optimum patient care outcomes. (Consultation and resources, nurses as teachers.)
* Collaborate with providers and other clinical disciplines as appropriate.
* Provide teaching specific to the patient's health care problem.
* Care plan reflects continuing care needs and/or referrals for discharge/transfer.
4. Implement interventions that are consistent with the established plan of care in a safe and appropriate manner (Professional Models of Care).
* Is familiar with, and follows, nursing protocols and standards of care for their unit.
* Use current knowledge…