Vascular Access RN

Company Description

Vascular Wellness is a leading provider of vascular access services, focusing on improving patient outcomes, reducing costs, and enhancing infection control measures. Serving North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Oklahoma, with future expansion into additional states, our company offers mobile, on-site, and on-call specialized vascular access procedures. These services include advanced procedures like Large and Small Bore CVCs, as well as standard procedures like PICCs, Midlines, and PIVs, catering to hospitals, long-term care facilities, outpatient centers, and at-home patients. Vascular Wellness is trusted by major healthcare systems and institutions such as UNC, Duke, and Vidant Health. Our company prides itself on a 98% success rate and a 0% insertion-related infection rate across standard and advanced central lines. Our vision and motto is Advancing Healthcare and Empowering Nurses.

Role Description

As a full-time Vascular Access Clinician in Fayetteville, NC, on scheduled workdays you will join a skilled on-site team to provide vascular access at the patient's bedside, with possible off-site coverage as needed. 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.
• Active, valid driver's license.

Benefits: Vascular Wellness offers company-sponsored medical insurance and company-paid dental, vision, life, and short-term disability; 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. Weekend and holiday rotation required.