Registered Nurse - Baptist Vascular Access - PRN

Registered Nurse - Baptist Vascular Access - PRN

Pensacola, FL, United States

The Registered Nurse provides care and education for the patient based on their illness, symptoms, and courses of treatment. This position manages individualized, goal-directed nursing care through use of the nursing process and the principles of primary nursing in accordance with departmental and hospital policies and procedures. This position is involved in the safe insertion of vascular access devices and serves as the resource for infusion related activities in the acute care setting.

The primary functions of the role consists of activities related to the safe insertion, delivery, site care, and maintenance of vascular access therapies including fluids, medications, blood/blood components, and parenteral nutrition.

What you will do

• Performs all responsibilities/duties related to the oversight of vascular access activities.
• Actively involved in the assessment/evaluation of vascular access needs and requests
• Clinically proficient with safe, effective vascular access and initiation.
• Demonstrates the skills and judgment necessary to implement medical plan of care, nursing interventions, and procedures as necessary for the care of the patient.
• Clinically proficient with safe, effective post insertion maintenance
• Serves as professional resource for BHC acute care entities
• Manages administrative aspects of Vascular Access Team to ensure high level functioning of overall program
• Assesses and diagnoses patient and family needs to provide quality care to assigned patients.
• Maintains current knowledge/certification/licensure. Pursues professional growth and development.

Qualifications
Minimum Education

• Technical Diploma/Certificate Nursing Required or
• Associates Degree Nursing Required
• Bachelor's Degree Nursing Preferred
• 3 years Recent clinical experience in an acute care hospital environment Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse Licensed State of Florida or eligible compact state Upon Hire Required
• BLS for Healthcare Providers (BLS) American Heart Association Upon Hire Required
• Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC) within 2 Years Required

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Demonstrated proficiency in acute care nursing, knowledge, and skills.
• Basic Computer Skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in skill, knowledge, and ability related to vascular access and infusion therapy (the safe insertion, delivery, site care, and maintenance of vascular access therapies including fluids, medications, blood/blood components, and parenteral nutrition).
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment.
• Knowledge of chemotherapy / biotherapy

Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includes three hospitals, four medical parks,Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.

Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law. Certain positions may require a Level 2 Background check through AHCA.

Additional information about this requirement can be found here:
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• Job Identification 10680
• Job Category Nursing - RN
• Posting Date 08/19/2026, 06:19 PM
• Locations 123 Baptist Way, Pensacola, FL, 32503, US
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• FTE PRN (As Needed)