POSITION SUMMARY:
The IV/PICC Nurse is a Registered Nurse who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing patients individualized IV access needs, developing a specific plan related to IV Therapy needs and implementing and evaluating an individualized plan for each patient.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Responsible for the insertion of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC)
- Provide maintenance and follow-up care for PICC lines and central lines
- Serve as a preceptor for RN's who have successfully completed a training course for the insertion of PICC Lines
- Initiates training and education for nursing staff, patient/family as required
- Performs assessment skills
- Plans nursing care
- Intervenes with appropriate action after needs are identified
- Evaluates the assessment, planning and intervention process
- Demonstrates professional and personal development
- Deliver direct patient care appropriate to age of patient served including adult and geriatric patients
- Provides specialized knowledge, assessment, and skills in clinical setting in regard to obtaining vascular access, maintaining vascular access and troubleshooting vascular access devices
- Performs the appropriate application of the device algorithm
- Performs ultrasound guided peripheral IV starts
- Administers Cath Flow for obstructed lines, per physician order
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Education:
Associate's Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma Program
Experience:
2 years clinical nursing experience - Required
Vascular Access experience - Highly Preferred
Certifications:
Basic Life Support (BLS) is required through American Heart Association (AHA) by the completion of hospital orientation
Licenses: State of Kentucky or Multi-State Registered Nurse License-Required
*New Graduates may work under a KY provisional license for up to 6 months with the expectation that an RN license will be obtained within the first 6 months of employment. If an RN license is not earned within 6 months of employment, the provisional licensee must immediately cease practicing in a licensed nursing position.
Skills and Abilities:
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit for extended periods of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, bend, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Repetitive motion of upper body required for extended use of computer. Required specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.
Works in well-lit, ventilated and climate-controlled office environment with routine office equipment; some equipment has moving mechanical parts.
In hospital environment, may be exposed to hazards and unusual elements, which may include but are not limited to bloodborne pathogens and / or contagious illnesses, toxic chemicals, and biohazardous materials which may require extensive safety precautions and the use of protective equipment.
Noise level in the work environment is typical for an office and/or hospital environment
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