Join the mission of Improving Lives as a Clinical Support Nurse - VAT (Vascular Support Team) at Jefferson Health. With more than 42,000 employees, we’re the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in the Philadelphia region. And our work to improve lives is never done.

Primary Function:

Reporting to the Director Nursing Professional Services, and with guidance and input from the Vascular Educator Specialist regarding vascular access devices, management and complex patient care, the Clinical Support Nurse provides education, support and clinical expertise for the nursing staff. The Clinical Support Nurse will work collaborative with all members of the interdisciplinary patient care team. He/She demonstrates as a professional registered nurse functions that are within the professional nursing law, according to professional standards and level of knowledge and experience.

Reporting to the Director Nursing Professional Services, and with guidance and input from the Vascular Educator Specialist regarding vascular access devices, the Clinical Support Nurse:

• Provides education, support and clinical expertise for the nursing staff.
• The Clinical Support Nurse will work collaboratively with all members of the interdisciplinary patient care team.
• Demonstrates as a professional registered nurse functions that are within the professional nursing law, according to professional standards and level of knowledge and experience.

• Experience: Previous IV therapy nursing experience preferred. 3 years medical-surgical nursing experience required.
• Education & Training: Graduate of approved School of Nursing. BSN degree required, MSN preferred.
• License, Certification & Registration: Current professional RN licensure in PA. Specialty Certification preferred. American Heart Association BLS required.
• Other Requirements: Excellent interpersonal skills. Good presentation skills and ability to teach IV therapy to others.

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson’s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.