Registered Nurse - Vascular Access Team

About This Role

Provide quality nursing care to pediatric patients on the Vascular Access Team by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age-appropriate care. Coordinate patient care by collecting and analyzing medical record data.

Responsibilities

• Perform and document assessments of the patient/family including biophysical, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, spiritual, and environmental needs
• Collect and analyze data from the medical record in order to coordinate patient care
• Analyze situations, anticipate potential problems, and detect changes in patient status
• Identify each patient’s needs pertaining to patient teaching, discharge planning, growth and development, nutritional screening, functional status, and pain management
• Develop an individualized plan of care based upon the nursing assessment and re-prioritize and change as necessary
• Determine which standards of care and practice apply to the patient and coordinate among other health team members as appropriate
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and/or patient care conferences
• Execute therapeutic physician or nurse interventions according to established standards
• Evaluate and document the patient’s response to the care provided and recognize their progress towards the desired outcome
• Identify actual/potential barriers to learning and utilize various teaching strategies to overcome them as appropriate

Requirements

• Critical care and/or vascular access experience
• Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact
• BLS certification
• 9 months of professional nursing experience
• Ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills
• Good time and resource management skills
• Flexibility
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of unit-specific equipment
• Knowledge of the nursing process
• Critical thinking skills
• PALS
• Interdisciplinary collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or other degree in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement
• 9 months of professional nursing experience. Critical care and/or vascular access experience required.

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