Vascular Access Spec Nurse Job Vincennes area,Indiana USA,Nursing

Job Summary:

Responsible for assessing, formulating plan of care, implementing and evaluating nursing care for patient population requiring vascular access placed by Nursing Specialty Services. Is a leader and collaborates with the healthcare tam to promote a world class environment. Serves as a resource person for maintaining and troubleshooting vascular access devices.

Definition of Shared Governance:

Shared governance is a professional structural model, founded on the cornerstone principles of partnership, equity, accountability, and ownership that form a culturally sensitive and empowering framework, enabling sustainable and accountability-based decisions to support an interdisciplinary design for excellent patient care.

Essential

Job Duties:

Performs vascular access assessments in a systematic and organized manner to provide high quality and safe outcomes.

Provides direction and collaborates with team members to support a healthy work environment.

Collaborates with nurses and physicians to determine appropriate vascular access device selection and placement.

Analyzes collected data regarding vascular access to formulate a plan of care that contributes to high quality and safe outcomes related to infusion therapy.

Initiates a plan of care with measurable criteria consistent with world class performance levels.

Evaluates the vascular access device plan of care with the healthcare staff, patient and family/support system to maintain world class levels of patient satisfaction and outcomes.

Contributes to a high performance work environment by seeking educational resources that enhance and maintain current knowledge and skills including resources specifically related to vascular access.

Apply for nursing council or committee and be vested on one council at least every 5 years. 80% attendance in person or by phone is required. Advancements in Clinical Ladder will be reflected in yearly application process.

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