Clinical Nurse Vascular Access

Phoenix Children's Hospital; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Children's Hospital seeks an experienced Vascular Access Nurse for night shift opportunities at our Thomas Campus. The 0.9 FTE full-time and 0.6 FTE part-time roles require ultrasound-guided IV expertise and pediatric patient care across hospital and outpatient settings.

Responsibilities include performing PICC insertions, IV access, blood draws, and collaborating with the care team to ensure safe, child-centered vascular access throughout the institution.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in Arizona.
• Ultrasound-guided IV experience required.
• Pediatric nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete nursing assessments considering patient age and condition.
• Monitor and document patient responses to care and communicate with care team.
• Ensure medication, storage and documentation compliance per standards.
• Provide unit- and hospital-system orientation to patients and families.
• Supervise care activities and provide feedback to team members.
• Collaborate with care team and families to plan and coordinate care.

Skills

Vascular Access

Ultrasound-guided IV

Pediatric Nursing

Education

Arizona RN License

Tools

Ultrasound Equipment

IV Insertion Techniques

Job description

Position Summary

Posting Note: Phoenix Children's is seeking experienced Vascular Access Nurses for full-time (0.9FTE) and part time (0.6 FTE) night shift opportunities at our Thomas Campus. Flexibility to float to other campuses highly preferred.

In this highly specialized role, the nurse will provide vascular access services across the hospital and outpatient clinics, including PICC line insertions, ultrasound-guided IVs, and blood draws. Ultrasound-guided IV experience is required. Pediatric experience is preferred.

The ideal candidate is a self-driven, clinically strong RN who can work independently throughout the hospital while supporting pediatric patients with vascular access maintenance. Ultrasound guided IV experience is highly preferred. This team plays a critical role in ensuring safe and effective vascular access care for all children we serve.

Required Experience:

Vascular Access, ICU, CVICU, Emergency, or Trauma nursing

Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Ability to collaborate closely with providers regarding orders

*This position requires prior experience. New graduate candidates should apply to our New Graduate opportunities

This position works in collaboration with the healthcare team, patient and family to promote patient health through delivery of professional nursing care appropriate to patients age and condition as documented in the nursing and medical plans of care in accordance with evidence-based nursing and patient care practice standards and hospital goals, values and regulatory standards.

Position Duties

• Completes nursing assessment of patient conditions consistent with age and condition, including physical, psychological, social, developmental, and educational factors, to determine initial level of compliance with treatment plan per policy and unit guidelines. Performs ongoing patient and family assessments and identifies variations from diagnoses.
• Continually evaluates patient responses to care, teaching, and discharge plans. Documents patient progress in appropriate charts and shares observations and assessment outcomes with healthcare team and families to ensure timely communication and understanding of patient health status, progress, and ongoing needs.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing required activities within established parameters to ensure compliance with all applicable medication, storage and documentation standards, regulations, and requirements.
• Provides orientation to the unit, hospital systems, and processes to patients and family members to ensure familiarity with unit's policies and requirements.
• Supervises patient care activities of assigned team members and delegates activities appropriate to knowledge, skill, and competency. Provides timely feedback and review of care delivery to ensure maintenance of patient safety, infection control procedures, therapeutic environment, and team members’ performance level, maintaining confidentiality as appropriate.
• Works collaboratively with patient care team and family members to establish and implement plan of care to ensure coordination of activities and ongoing communication of patient health status. Participates in patient care rounds and patient care conferences as appropriate.
• Fosters a positive learning environment by modeling best practices and patient-centered care while providing guidance, training, and support to students and new employees through mentorship, clinical instruction, and knowledge sharing
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values

Mission

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision

Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families

Values

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable