Primary Location:

JHHS - Jewish Hospital - UMC

Address:

200 Abraham Flexner Way Louisville, KY 40202

Shift:

Days 7A - 7P (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.
With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description:

Position Summary and Purpose

The Vascular Access Nurse Specialist serves as the subject matter expert in appropriate peripheral access and peripherally inserted central line access. The Vascular Access Nurse Specialist assists in developing vascular access and IV therapy policies and protocols based on current national standards of practice. This position is responsible for the insertion of peripherally inserted central and peripheral access using ultrasound technology while maintaining current infection prevention practices related to vascular access. The Vascular Access Nurse Specialist is responsible for evaluating catheter appropriateness, monitoring infusion related outcomes and catheter necessity.  The Vascular Access Nurse Specialist assists with educating clinical nurses, members of the healthcare team, patients and families as needed and serves as a resource both in-house and in the community for vascular access, care, and maintenance.  The team member may also serve as educator and mentor/preceptor for various students and nurse residents. 

Essential Functions:
•    Conducts systematic and comprehensive assessments of patient’s vascular needs from encounter to discharge across the care continuum to ensure patient safety, collaborating with the healthcare team, patient and family. In collaboration with patient and family, identifies and prioritizes patient problems based on subjective and objective assessment data, patient safety considerations, patient and family goals and preferences, and nursing interventions and the plan of care.
•    Independently administers vascular access procedures utilizing ultrasound per licensure authority, assesses and reassesses the patient and documents interventions in a timely manner per policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. Consistently adheres to patient safety guidelines regarding all aspects of vascular access administration.
•    In collaboration with patient and family, identifies and prioritizes patient problems based on subjective and objective assessment data, patient safety considerations, patient and family goals   and preferences, and nursing interventions and the plan of care. 
•    Implements nursing care interventions to meet patient and family center health care needs. Demonstrates competent skills, appropriate clinical judgments, and chain of command to promote patient safety and reach planned care goals and outcomes. 
•    Evaluates care by performing regular and systematic reviews of patient /family responses to interventions; revises the interdisciplinary plan of care in collaboration with other care team members to promote desired outcomes. Recognizes care variances and takes steps to prevent or intervene with potential or real adverse events to promote safe care. 
•    Serves as an advocate for the patient and family, demonstrates respect for their rights, responsibilities, and sensitivity to their preferences. Prepares the patient and family for discharge; obtains feedback to promote positive patient satisfaction outcomes. 
•    Serves as subject matter expert for Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral IV catheter insertion and education. 
•    Serves as a subject matter expert in peripheral vascular access needs and infusion standards (INS guidelines).  
 

Other Functions:
•    Maintain compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct. 
•    Independently prioritizes tasks based on need.
•    Proactively uses safety surveillance to prevent adverse outcomes.
•    Incorporates data from the interdisciplinary care team into the plan of care to assure continuity and appropriate patient teaching. 
•    Incorporates antibiotic stewardship in care activities as appropriate.
•    Demonstrates competent skills, appropriate clinical judgments and chain of command to promote patient safety and improve outcomes.
•    Competently and consistently, assesses, conducts and evaluates the outcomes of patient and family teaching, from admission, or episode of care, to discharge. Teaching reflects sensitivity to age, learning needs and cultural