Additional Job Description:
Job Requirements
Education:
• Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited school of nursing (required)
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) (preferred)
Experience:
• Three to five (3-5) years as a Registered Nurse in acute care facility with demonstrated knowledge and experience of concepts of intravenous therapy including optimal vein use, vein preservation and difficult access placement (required)
• Experience with assessment for and placement of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) and use of ultrasound technology for vein identification and line placement (preferred)
Licensure:
• Active Kentucky Registered Nurse License or compact license with privileges to work in Kentucky (required)
Certification:
• Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA)(required)
• Current certification or eligibility to obtain Certified Registered Nurse Infusionist (CRNI) or Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC) designation (preferred)
Job Competency:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities critical to this role:
• Human Anatomy and physiology — Knowledge of human anatomy including tissues, cells, and function; specialized knowledge of central and peripheral venous anatomical structures
• Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of customer service and assessment, meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction
• Education and Training — Knowledge of education and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects
• Service Orientation — responsive, informs constituents of process, pleasant to work with, educates and provides timely, accurate information
• Monitoring — Monitoring and assesses individual and team performance; continuous use of outcome data to improve patient care delivery
• Problem Sensitivity —Ability to sense when something is wrong or is about to have unintended consequences.
• Independently prioritizes tasks based on current needs of the patients and departments
• Demonstrates competent skills, appropriate clinical judgments and chain of command to promote patient safety and improve outcomes
Language Ability:
• Must be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats
Reasoning Ability:
• Ability to break down problems or tasks; scanning one’s own knowledge and experience to identify causes and consequences of events; using logic and reasoning to identify solutions; compare alternative solutions and analyze strengths and benefits of alternative solutions
• Deductive Reasoning —Apply general rules to problems and produce answers
• Inductive Reasoning —Combine information to form general rules or conclusions
Computer Skills:
• Demonstrated computer management skills
• Considerable knowledge of computer applications, including Microsoft Office
• Must have the capacity to learn other relevant systems and databases, as needed
• Electronic Medical Record documentation