Vascular Job Description
Vascular
provides nursing education and continuous support of nursing in removal of arterial/venous sheaths after percutaneous intervention in the Interventional Radiology Suite/OR and monitoring of access sites for site related problems.
Vascular Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Observes and cares for patients based on an established plan of care
Follows the plan of care as delegated, based on policy and procedure, and scope of practice
Communicates observations and the effect of nursing interventions to the RN based on information from the patient /family and observed patient responses
Assist in planning for discharge within the anticipated LOS
Participates in patient/family teaching as delegated
Collaborates with nursing colleagues and the interdisciplinary team
Prepares the operating room and sets up for procedure
Performs as Leader in accordance with hospital policy
Recognition of and attainment of adequate standardized views, and identification of abnormal structures or findings
Develops films of acceptable quality with minimum retakes
Vascular Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Vascular
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, RVT, CPR, ICAVL, ACLS, BCLS, ARRT, ARDMS, RVS, VS
Education for Vascular
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the vascular job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and Bachelor's Degree in Allied Health, Education, Associates, Medical, Technical, Graduate, Nursing, Science, Medicine, Cardiovascular Technology
Skills for Vascular
Desired skills for vascular include:
Medical terminology
General aspects of the job
Interventional equipment
Procedures and materials/supplies needed for each procedure
Universal precautions and personal protective devices to be utilized when operating radiology systems
PACS and associated equipment
Coding
Abdominal aortic /IVC duplex
Ankle brachial index
Arterial and venous duplex imaging
Desired experience for vascular includes:
Vascular and general US technologist needed to cover PTO, weekends and on call
Must be knowledgeable of the principles, practices, and techniques of vascular sonography
One (1) year of clinical experience as a Vascular Technologist preferred
Previous ultrasound experience preferred
One year of clinical experience as a Vascular Technologist required
Completion of a training program accredited by the American Medical Association - Committee on Allied Health Education (AMA-CAHEA)
Vascular Examples
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a vascular. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for vascular
- Responsible for Environment and Equipment
- Observe Universal Precautions and Infection Control and Safety
- Be accountable for scheduling and coordination of various complex Heart and Vascular service or procedures
- Use various systems and software to schedule services or Procedures
- Obtain appropriate patient information which could include current/historical medical information, demographic, insurance information, and pre-authorizations
- Maintains cleanliness of work area and equipment to comply with established infection control and departmental protocols
- Consults with healthcare team as a resource for system vascular access questions
- Provides vascular access education and feedback to nursing and medical staff
- Documents procedures in a clear, concise manner accurately reflecting patient outcome
- Require knowledge of and expertise in performing non-invasive diagnostic procedures used in evaluating vascular occlusive disease, the ability to objectively identify the presence or absence of disease utilizing a variety of ultrasound and Doppler equipment
Qualifications for vascular
- Proper phone techniques
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience with 3-5 years of executive level corporate administrative experience
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Concur, Adobe Acrobat and SAP
- Word Processing, PowerPoint presentations, spreadsheets, copying and transcription
- Proactive – Takes independent actions and calculated risks
- Must demonstrate appropriate knowledge of the principles of growth and development of patients of all age groups
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Our growing company is looking for a vascular. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for vascular
- Monitors and observes the operation of the heart-lung machine
- Keep abreast of clinical, regulatory, market, (interaction-) design and technical developments in the relevant areas through clinical workflow analysis, Medical Advisory Boards, frequent clinical visits, Literature research and Conference participation
- Initiate Clinical studies for feasibility and coordinate investigator initiated post-market clinical studies' both to learn, de-risk and prove scientific merit of our technologies
- Compliance.Shall comply with Rules and Regulations of the hospital pertaining to Medical Records, codes/emergencies/disasters, professional and ethical standards
- Clinical Duties.Sets up peripheral infusions by means of vena puncture, inserts NG tubes, catheterizes for bladder drainage, changes dressings, irrigates wounds, sutures minor lacerations under surgeon supervision, removal of sutures and removes drains as ordered, assists in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, applies and removes casts under supervision, starts blood transfusions, does arterial punctures for blood gas estimates and venipuncture for laboratory data
- Be responsible for providing diagnostic medical sonography services at a technical level requiring minimal supervision to technical detail
- Maintains confidentiality of all materials handled within the Network/ Entity the proper release of information
- Receives orders for testing as prescribed by physician
- Performs data collection for quality assurance and research programs
- Schedules tests and notifies patients of appointments
Qualifications for vascular
- Business or college courses
- Minimum of 2 years pediatric experience, with excellent IV access experience
- Minimum of two years experience as a professional nurse in a clinical setting required
- Graduate from accredited school/college of nursing required
- Prior PICC experience preferred
- High level skills in critical thinking and assessment related to vascular access device selection preferred
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Our growing company is hiring for a vascular. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for vascular
- Utilizes sterile or aseptic technique to scrub in and perform vascular, interventional and surgical procedures as per protocol
- Positions patients to obtain radiographic exposure, adjust exposure factors and process images
- Checks and prepares patients prior to Vascular-Interventional study
- Understands primary purpose of drugs used in IR, indications, contraindications, contrast drug interactions and major effects
- Sets-up or operates injector to administer contrast agents
- May manually inject contrast agent if no pressure injector utilized
- Uses professional judgment to adapt imaging and therapeutic procedures to improve diagnostic quality and therapeutic outcome
- Maintains available up-time at the highest level for patient accessibility
- Ability to establish effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
- Utilizes a team approach to process improvement
Qualifications for vascular
- 1-3 years of hospital or medical office work experience
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through the American Heart Association for health care providers
- Minimum of 2 years nursing experience required
- Ultrasound guided vascular access experience preferred
- Degree in ultrasound technology (cardiac sonography preferred)
- 1-3 years experience as Cardiac Sonographer preferred
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Our growing company is looking for a vascular. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for vascular
- Performing vascular studies as assigned
- Obtaining IAC accreditation for the lab every three years
- Assist Vascular Lab Manager to ensure that staff professional education requirements are met and maintained, including applicable licensure, certification, and/or accreditation standards
- Managing the schedule for adequate staffing
- Organizing the bi-annual QI meetings
- Assists with EPIC issues as they arise
- Assist with developing new approaches for patient care services
- Provide oversight for the assessment of sonography examinations performed within the facility for technical and image quality and accuracy
- Ensure staff compliance with clinical and operational protocols, policies and procedures
- Provide oversight for the staff continuing education program to ensure that professional knowledge, expertise and skills are maintained
Qualifications for vascular
- This position is full-time with a mixed schedule and rotating weekends
- Certification eligible
- Direct care nurses without a BSN hired on or after Sept 1, 2013 are required to enroll in an academic program promptly in order to complete their BSN degree requirements within 5 years of their hire date
- Insertion of PICC/midline vascular access devices
- Use of ultrasound guidance
- CVC management
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of vascular. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for vascular
- Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge of relevant therapies, Abbott products, clinical practices, regulatory requirements, quality standards and business policies
- Utilises an analytical sales methodology to execute tactics, SWOT analysis, SMART objectives and segmentation plans
- Develop and implement Account Plans, to achieve annual operating plan revenues, working always in accordance with Abbott UK & Ireland policies and procedures including the Abbott Code of Business Conduct
- Manage customer relationships and provide service to optimise continuing profitable sales revenues from existing Accounts while also developing market penetration strategies to establish new Accounts within the assigned Territory
- Provide technical and therapy knowledge (promoting clinical compliance with guidelines and evidence based medicine) assistance whenever requested by healthcare professionals in assigned Accounts, or by Abbott UK & Ireland staff as agreed with Sales Managers
- Maintain comprehensive and accurate territory records and provide reports and forecasts to the Company when requested, Sales Force
- Provide assistance to other members of the Country sales team and assist in the training or development of other sales representatives when agreed by Sales Manager(s)
- Assist Abbott UK & Ireland marketing team members or other functional specialists to identify potential new product or business development opportunities
- Operate at all times in a way that maintains a positive customer perception of the abbott brand
- Assist in the training of students
Qualifications for vascular
- Basic data collection
- Current professional nursing license in Missouri and Kansas
- Specialty Nursing Certification preferred, but required after one year
- Personal and professional software and computing skills
- Degree in sonography/vascular technology from an accredited school
- 1-3 years of previous hospital or medical office work experience