Registered Nurse, Vascular Access

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse (Vascular Access) — intermittent

Description

The Vascular Access RN is part of a multidisciplinary Vascular Access Team providing inpatient care by drawing labs, placing IVs, and managing IV access for veterans. The role focuses on advanced assessment, insertion, care, and management of vascular access devices, including peripheral IV catheters (PIV), midlines, and peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC), as well as Central Venous Access Devices (CVAD). The RN also supports nursing education, quality improvement, peer feedback, and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients; oversee licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants as appropriate

• Direct nursing education, orientation, competencies, and provide quality improvement/outcomes utilization consultation

• Assess, insert, care for, and manage vascular access devices (PIV, midlines, PICC)

• Maintain Central Venous Access Devices (CVAD)

• Demonstrate leadership in holistic care and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team

• Evaluate practice based on best evidence and foster an environment supportive of professional development

• Provide informal constructive feedback to peers and share knowledge/educational findings

• Question clinical practices to support evidence-based care and sustain an evidence-based-practice culture

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular increases and potential performance awards

• Paid Time Off: 50 days/year (26 annual leave, 13 sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays)

• Retirement: federal pension with 5-year vesting and federal 401(k) with up to 5% employer contributions

• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options

Eligibility/Conditions

• U.S. citizenship required (non-citizens only if citizens cannot be recruited per VA policy)

• Subject to urinalysis drug screening if assigned to a testing-designated position

• Selective Service registration required for eligible males

• Background/security investigation

• Online onboarding and pre-employment documentation (including ID requirements)

• Pre-employment physical evaluation

• Seasonal influenza vaccination required

• Intermittent schedule with variable hours based on operational needs