RN-Vascular Access/PICC

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively supports the practice of nursing.
• Assess needs and problems of the patient/family and incorporates in the care plan.
• Collaborates with other departments as needed, to establish the patient/family treatment plan.
• Competent in using department equipment such as point of care testing equipment and intravenous infusion pumps as appropriate. 
• Develops, individualizes, implements, evaluates or updates the plan of care and patient educational needs.
• Effectively demonstrates proper interpretation of department specific policies and related laboratory results to safely manage specific patient needs.
• Implements, monitors and records patient care and communicates patient condition as appropriate.  Takes appropriate actions to unanticipated changes in patient condition.
• Possesses excellent intravenous insertion and assessment skills to include peripheral and central line access.
• Works collaboratively with other interprofessional team members in resolving patient/family problems, concerns and issues.
• Utilizes EHR to access treatment plans, therapy plans.
• As an SSM Health nurse, demonstrates the professional nursing standards defined in the professional practice model.
• Utilizes the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide his/her response to the current and evolving health and nursing needs of our patients and our patient populations.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing- BSN preferred

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.