RN Vascular Access PICC PRN

Position

PRN on Day Shift

501 REDMOND RD NW, Rome, Georgia 30165

• Exemplifies Advent Health’s core values of Keep Me Safe, Make It Easy, Love Me, and Own It through behavior.
• Follows CDC guidelines for sterile technique and isolation, demonstrates appropriate use of PPE, performs hand hygiene according to policy, and enforces safety regulations.
• Manages and intervenes appropriately for patients with current venous access issues, including prioritization, appropriate venous access choice for age, therapy, and any current complication’s impact on the needs for IV therapy.
• Participates in practice changes resulting from performance improvement activities and supports departmental quality standards and initiatives.
• Evaluates the need for and provides patient teaching in all aspects of the venous access specialty.
• Identifies individualized plan of care based on patients’ needs related to both infusion therapy and venous access consult and intervenes appropriately.
• Evaluates patients’ developmental level, identifies increased physical/emotional dependency needs, and evaluates the availability of support systems consistent with assessment.
• Performs and documents all procedures and assessments according to department policy.
• Obtains patient assessment, evaluating diagnosis, previous medical history, existing infusion-related complications, and ordered therapy as it relates to current venous access consult.
• Administers treatments and medications, interprets and verifies physician orders, and evaluates the effectiveness of interventions.
• Functions appropriately in Code Blue and other clinical emergencies.
• Demonstrates continuous competency in specific procedures related to venous access and infusion therapy.
• Provides expert resourcing to staff nurses and other departments as consulted.

• PICC Validation [Required]
• Port Validation [Required]
• Peripheral Intravenous Access Validation [Required]
• EKG (based on patient population; see document EKG and Advanced Life Support Requirements) [Preferred]

• Associate's of Nursing [Required]
• Bachelor's of Nursing [Preferred]

• Registered Nurse (RN) [Required]
• Basic Life Support - CPR Cert (BLS) [Required]
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Cert (PALS) [Preferred]
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) [Preferred]
• Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC) [Preferred]
• Certified RN Infusion (CRNI) [Preferred]

$30.40 - $49.93

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.