Vascular Access Nurse (Nights)

Overview 36 hrs/week, nights, 7p-7a, every third weekend, holiday rotation. Pay commensurate with experience. Benefits eligible. Job Description Summary Insert and manage vascular access devices for patients undergoing medical treatments. Essential Functions Assesses patients' vascular access needs and determines the most appropriate access device. Cares and maintains peripheral intravenous catheters, midline catheters, and peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs). Monitors patients' vascular access devices for complications such as infection, occlusion, and extravasation. Provides education to patients and their families on vascular access care and maintenance. Collaborates with other healthcare professionals to develop and implement vascular access policies and procedures. Participates in quality improvement initiatives to enhance the safety and efficacy of vascular access care. Education Requirement BSN, required. Licensure Requirement Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Ohio, required. Certifications Not specified. Skills Clinical skill and knowledge in the nursing care of children, including normal growth and development, and/or clinical expertise in a specialized area, required. Effective customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills, required. Demonstrated leadership and teaching abilities, required. Professionally appropriate analytical and organizational skills, required. Experience Three years related clinical experience in the area of specialty, preferred. Physical Requirements Occasionally: Blood and/or bodily fluids, chemicals/medications, communicable diseases and/or pathogens; flexing/extending of neck; fumes/gases/vapors; lifting/carrying 0‑10 lbs; loud noises; patient equipment; reaching above shoulder. Frequently: Sitting, standing, walking. Continuously: Audible speech, color vision, computer skills, decision making, depth perception, hand use (grasping, gripping, turning), hearing acuity, interpreting data, peripheral vision, problem solving, repetitive hand/arm use, seeing far/near. Additional Physical Requirements Not specified. Legal Statement EEO M/F/Disability/Vet #J-18808-Ljbffr 10 Nationwide Children's Hospital