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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | Department Description |
| 2 | Department Description The Vascular Access Specialty Team is comprised of registered nurses that pro | ||||
| > | vide service to adult inpatients at the Parnassus, Mount Zion, Stanyan and Hyde campuses. The VAST | ||||
| > | performs bedside procedures including insertion of midline catheters, peripherally inserted central | ||||
| > | lines (PICC) as well as ultrasound guided peripheral intravenous catheters (USPIV). Job Summary Unde | ||||
| > | r the direction of the Unit Director and Medical Director of the Vascular Access Program, the Vascul | ||||
| > | ar Access Nurse provides expert consultation, assessment, placement, and management of vascular acce | ||||
| > | ss devices across the Adult Services Division. Responsibilities include patient assessment, placemen | ||||
| > | t of PICCs, midlines, ultrasound-guided peripheral IVs, and peripheral IVs; post-insertion managemen | ||||
| > | t; complication identification and documentation; product evaluation; supply standardization; policy | ||||
| > | and procedure development; and performance improvement activities. The Vascular Access Nurse funct | ||||
| > | ions as a member of the interdisciplinary and nursing team and carries out established nursing proce | ||||
| > | dures and performs related duties as required. The Vascular Access Nurse serves as a subject matter | ||||
| > | expert in vascular access, central line maintenance, and CLABSI prevention. Responsibilities include | ||||
| > | supporting quality and safety initiatives through surveillance activities, practice validation, sta | ||||
| > | ff education and coaching, standardization of vascular access practices, and collaboration with fron | ||||
| > | tline leaders to promote evidence-based care and regulatory compliance. The Vascular Access Nurse is | ||||
| > | recognized as a leader and clinical resource who demonstrates investment in the overall forward mov | ||||
| > | ement of the department and the organization. The Vascular Access Nurse participates in program eval | ||||
| > | uation, data analysis, committee work, and educational activities to improve patient outcomes, stren | ||||
| > | gthen practice consistency, and advance infection prevention and vascular access excellence througho | ||||
| > | ut inpatient services. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | The Vascular Access Specialty Team is comprised of registered nurses that provide service to adult |
| > | inpatients at the Parnassus, Mount Zion, Stanyan and Hyde campuses. The VAST performs bedside proced | ||||
| > | ures including insertion of midline catheters, peripherally inserted central lines (PICC) as well as | ||||
| > | ultrasound guided peripheral intravenous catheters (USPIV). | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications: - Two or more years of recent clinical RN experience in acute care settings | 4 | |||
| > | - Recent PICC insertion experience within last 6 months in acute care settings - Excellent Peripher | ||||
| > | al IV skills - Strong organizational and communication skills - Basic computer skills - This positio | ||||
| > | n requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations Preferred Qualificati | ||||
| > | ons: - Specialty Certification related to vascular access - BSN - Recent experience in Vascular Acce | ||||
| > | ss Services at large academic institutions - Basic ECG interpretation skill - Experience with EPIC L | ||||
| > | icensure/Certifications: - Current CA Licensure as a Registered Nurse - Current American Heart Assoc | ||||
| > | iation BLS Certification | ||||
| 5 | Job Summary | ||||
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| 7 | Under the direction of the Unit Director and Medical Director of the Vascular Access Program, the V | ||||
| > | ascular Access Nurse provides expert consultation, assessment, placement, and management of vascular | ||||
| > | access devices across the Adult Services Division. Responsibilities include patient assessment, pla | ||||
| > | cement of PICCs, midlines, ultrasound-guided peripheral IVs, and peripheral IVs; post-insertion mana | ||||
| > | gement; complication identification and documentation; product evaluation; supply standardization; p | ||||
| > | olicy and procedure development; and performance improvement activities. The Vascular Access Nurse f | ||||
| > | unctions as a member of the interdisciplinary and nursing team and carries out established nursing p | ||||
| > | rocedures and performs related duties as required. | ||||
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| 9 | The Vascular Access Nurse serves as a subject matter expert in vascular access, central line mainte | ||||
| > | nance, and CLABSI prevention. Responsibilities include supporting quality and safety initiatives thr | ||||
| > | ough surveillance activities, practice validation, staff education and coaching, standardization of | ||||
| > | vascular access practices, and collaboration with frontline leaders to promote evidence-based care a | ||||
| > | nd regulatory compliance. The Vascular Access Nurse is recognized as a leader and clinical resource | ||||
| > | who demonstrates investment in the overall forward movement of the department and the organization. | ||||
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| 11 | The Vascular Access Nurse participates in program evaluation, data analysis, committee work, and ed | ||||
| > | ucational activities to improve patient outcomes, strengthen practice consistency, and advance infec | ||||
| > | tion prevention and vascular access excellence throughout inpatient services. | ||||