Registered Nurse, Vascular Access, Inpatient (36 hrs)
Company: Boston Children's Hospital
Location: Boston
Posted on: October 14, 2024
Job Description:
The Vascular Access Service at Boston Children's Hospital
provides vascular access care to patients and families across the
lifespan. This program places 14,000 PIVCs and 800 PICCs annually
throughout the enterprise, including critical care, emergency
department, inpatient units, procedural areas, and ambulatory care
settings. Phase 1 of orientation includes 12 weeks of training on
PIVC Insertion, phlebotomy, dressing changes, and management of
vascular access device complications. PICC training is encompassed
in phase two, which begins after at least one year of experience;
this entails a minimum of 12-16 weeks of simulation and hands-on
experience.
This Staff Nurse will be responsible for:
- Insertion of vascular access devices, including PIVCs and
PICCs, using transillumination devices, ultrasound guidance, and
ECG technology.
- Performing other vascular access procedures, including
phlebotomy on DIVA patients, routine infant PICC dressing changes
and complex dressings with skin complications, clearance of
occluded central catheters, management of malpositioned PICCs, and
other device-related complications.
- Demonstrating critical thinking skills to incorporate empirical
knowledge of vascular access with an understanding of various
clinical diagnoses and scenarios to make appropriate
decisions.
- Working in a fast-paced, physically rigorous environment for
the duration of a shift.
- Triaging a high-volume vascular access consults.
- Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team, including
nursing, APRNs, house staff/attendings, child life specialists,
respiratory therapists, pharmacy, etc., to coordinate care across
multiple services.
- Facilitating learning and development of the healthcare team
through 1:1 preceptorship, unit-based education, and informal
knowledge sharing.
- Patient and family education.
- Active partnership with peers and leadership in policy
development, quality improvement projects, and continuing
education.
- Exhibiting flexibility and consistency in an expeditious,
dynamic environment.
- Maintaining composure in high-pressure situations.
- Employing strong interpersonal skills to empathetically manage
multi-faceted situations (i.e., succinct communication,
problem-solving abilities, de-escalation techniques)
- Working 36 hours per week, 12-hour shifts, day/evening/night
rotation and every third weekend.
To qualify, you must have:
- A Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Minimum of 2 years acute care nursing experience, pediatric
experience strongly preferred.
- Previous experience inserting and caring for vascular access
devices strongly preferred. Boston Children's Hospital offers
competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible
schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child
care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off,
403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain
License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts
and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of
passion and teamwork.
Keywords: Boston Children's Hospital, Weymouth , Registered Nurse, Vascular Access, Inpatient (36 hrs), Healthcare , Boston, Massachusetts
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