Vascular Technician jobs in Virginia

National Vascular Associates has an exciting opportunity to join our team! This is a full-time position for the right person who is looking to use their skills with a patient focused and growing medical group.

Under the direction of professional nursing staff, provides direct patient care. Takes vital signs, checks surgical dressings, aids patients with activities of daily living.

Essential Functions:

• Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge process.
• Completes documents and reports patient vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse respiration, oxygen saturation and reporting pain level).
• Promotes patient safety including fall prevention. Ensures the safety of the clinical environment for patients, visitors, and other staff members.
• Maintains order and appearance of patient rooms and work area. Maintains patient care supplies and linen.
• Collaborates with members of health care team to carry out the plan of care, including reporting observed changes in patients’ condition.
• Conducts blood glucose monitoring as needed.
• Provides wound care to promote healing and maintain structural integrity of the skin. Performs skin care and hygiene and reports impaired skin integrity and/or wound impairment. Assists with appropriate strategies and/or treatment measures to provide wound care.
• Assist with collection of patient specimens for laboratory testing. Incorporates proper techniques for patient identification, method for collection of appropriate specimen(s) and documentation.
• Provides orthopedic/rehab device care: e.g. braces, splints, CPM. Dons/doffs compression wraps/stockings.
• Detects, reports, and acts to avoid or correct safety risks. Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
• Provides professional vigilance to assigned patients, including when assigned as a patient safety companion.
• Must have excellent customer/patient service.
• Incorporates safe lifting techniques and body mechanics in daily practice.
• Improves patient flow and prevents care delays.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Required Qualifications:

• A Highschool Diploma or equivalent.
• Previous MA, CNA, or PTC
• CPR- Basic Life Support recognition by the American Heart Association.
• Able to effectively communicate using verbal and written communication.
• Experience with electronic healthcare records.
• Good computer skills.
• Maintain interpersonal relationships and use teamwork skills to provide care along with other team members in a cohesive manner.
• Ability to organize work priorities, perform several duties simultaneously and function in stressful situations.
• Demonstrates proper techniques and skills needed for obtaining accurate blood glucose results and documentation of findings.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform delegated nursing tasks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years of experience in a similar role, in a vascular healthcare setting, hospital setting or long-term care facility.
• Associate degree
• One year of college or nursing education or equivalent.
• CNA Certification

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Surgery
• Wound Care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to Relocate:

• Virginia Beach, VA 23462: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person