Vascular Technician jobs in North Carolina

Our nurses are professionals. Our clinicians are procedure-focused and spend their time dedicated to their specialty. We believe our passion for one area is a venture away from “traditional nursing.” It’s the best approach for our patients, our clients, and for you.

We invest in your training. It takes time and commitment to be a vascular access expert. Our orientation program values our nurses’ developing skill set over the time it takes to get there. Each clinician new to Vascular Wellness has a training experience unique to them. When our clinicians go solo, everyone is confident in their skill set to provide top-notch care. Our Administrators on Call are all RNs and are always available to answer questions, consult, or brainstorm. We encourage every clinician to continue learning advanced procedures as they continue with us.

Empowering nurses goes beyond our team. We work closely with the Boards of Nursing in each state we provide services in to expand the scope of practice for all RNs. We actively advocate on behalf of nurses and the nursing profession, so that you can do more for patients at the bedside.

We live our values. Integrity, quality, innovation, and teamwork define our approach to patient care, business, and our workforce. We hold ourselves and each other accountable for our actions. We are committed to providing the best quality training in order to provide the best quality care. We embrace what is better for our professionals and always seek areas of improvement. We are geographically dispersed yet emboldened by a dedicated team and common vision.

There’s a reason we’re so vein! If you seek a career in specialized nursing, a departure from the "traditional nursing mindset," or increased autonomy in patient settings, we want to hear from you!

Job Description:

As a full-time Vascular Access Clinician in Hickory, NC, on scheduled workdays you will travel within approximately a 160-mile (2-hour) radius of your home to provide vascular access services at the patient’s bedside. As a Vascular Access Specialist, you will clinically assess the patient and recommend the best course of treatment. You will be a professional, independent member of an organized, professional team.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Provide patient consultations for Vascular Access Device appropriateness using diagnosis, intravenous plan of therapy, prognosis, and medical/surgical history.
• Set up and perform vascular access procedures as ordered in accordance with skill set. Appropriately trained and credentialed clinicians may set up and perform basic (PICC, Midline, peripheral IV) insertion, or when indicated and approved by MD, perform advanced (IJ, Axillary, Femoral line) insertion.
• Understand and use all required infection prevention measures, including hand washing, PPE, and maximal sterile field for all insertions.
• Use ultrasound guidance for all MST insertions and difficult to visualize IV access.
• Understand and perform complete documentation and full report to appropriately licensed person caring for patient post insertion.
• Ensure compliance with all facility policies and procedures regarding medical practice, cleanliness, and COVID-19 spread control.

Abilities:

• Understand Nurse Practice Act in state of practice.
• Work independently and provide comprehensive reporting within a group.
• Adapt to new environments and techniques.
• Communicate and teach with excellence.
• Willingly maintain and improve knowledge level related to vascular access with seminars, magazines, books, and more.
• Remain aware of situations with a focus on patient and client experience.
• Maintain a positive professional demeanor, with strong self-evaluation skills.
• Sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, twist, and lift up to 30 pounds independently.
• See with corrective eyewear.
• Hear clearly with assistive devices.

Benefits: Vascular Wellness offers company-subsidized medical insurance and company-paid dental, vision, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance; retirement plan matching; an Employee Assistance Plan; paid time off; paid holidays; roadside assistance insurance; and mileage reimbursement.

Schedule: Typically four (4) 10-hour shifts per week. Occasionally shift hours will be extended due to patient, client, or company needs.

Pay Range: Base pay starting at $75,000 up to $85,000/year, depending on skills, qualifications, and experience.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information (including family medical history), veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable law.

Vascular Wellness uses E-Verify to verify the right of all new employees to legally work in the United States. After an offer of employment has been made and accepted, Vascular Wellness will request the new employee to complete an I-9 form.

Vascular Wellness does not accept solicitations to this role. Consideration is limited to candidates who apply directly.