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General Purpose of Job:

The Vascular Access/PICC Nurse supports and coordinates a multidisciplinary approach to Vascular Access/PICC team efforts at Driscoll Children's Hospital. This is to include evidenced based practices and a standardized approach. The position offers an expert resource in Vascular Access and PICC line insertion to the staff and physicians of Driscoll Children's Hospital.

Essential Duties and Behavioral Expectations:

To perform this job successfully, the nurse must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability for the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; employees will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or hospital administration as required.

• Develop and maintain the overall Vascular Access/PICC Program with input from the Vascular Access/PICC Collaborative.
• Identify new evidence and facilitate evidenced based approaches.
• Support standardization of assessments, general interventions, protocols, products, documentation and charging.
• Develop and maintain policies as indicated.
• Serves as a patient advocate.
• Provide consultation on complex vascular cases.
• Assist and mentor nursing staff concerning technique to be utilized with difficult intravascular access.
• Promote and oversee education concerning vascular access to include screening for PICC candidates.
• Coordinate vascular access educational events to include certification classes for general staff.
• Assess competencies of PICC trained nurses.
• Develop a clear consultation process working toward 24/7 availability.
• Develop a scheduling process for elective PICC insertions.
• Perform elective PICC line insertions as ordered by physicians.
• Support family involvement and effective discharge planning by working with case manger as indicated.
• Collect and report data to demonstrate outcomes and effectiveness of program.
• Assist the Director of Nursing Resources and Metrics to provide an annual report and evaluation of the program.

Behavioral Expectations

• Customer Service – Enthusiastically interacts with all customers.  Assumes personal responsibility for meeting customer needs.  Consistently demonstrates a commitment to customer satisfaction.
• Interpersonal Skills- Is sensitive to the needs, ideas, and feelings of others.  Develops and maintains rapport with others.  Listens well.  Facilitates a group process.
• Adaptability/flexibility – Demonstrates the ability to change behaviors and plans to meet rapidly changing/ competing job demands (new or unusual situations).  Receives change as a challenge.  Revises plans to meet changing circumstances. 
• Communication – Clearly and effectively communicates ideas and requests to others.  Persuades or influences others through spoken or written communication.
• Initiative – Starts and completes tasks with minimum of prompting.  Willing to make recommendations and assume additional responsibilities.
• Team Player – Fully participates in maintaining a positive team environment that is conducive to customer satisfaction.  Builds trust among co-workers, focusing on accomplishing hospital and departmental mission and goals.
• Organized and efficient – Organizes work and uses time efficiently.  Takes the initiative to find additional work during slow or downtimes.  Recommends innovative ways of doing work more efficiently and effectively.
• Core Values –Practices DCH core values.

English Language Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interprt common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. 

Mathematical Skills.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability. 

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Education and/or Experience:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Active and unincumbered RN license, Texas Board of Nursing.
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher, Preferred.
• 2 years or greater pediatric patient care experience, Required.
• Supervisory experience, Recommended.
• Competency in placement of peripheral catheters.
• Computer literacy in basic skills and understanding of computer system.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

Registered Nurse in the State of Texas

Pediatric PICC Insertion Certification, Preferred.

Basic Life Support (BLS) required upon hire.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) upon hire or within 90 days of hire/transfer date