RN IV Therapy

Education:
Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing required; bachelor's degree from an accredited school of nursing preferred

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No

Licenses and Credentials:
Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts required
BLS and or ACLSrequired

Experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Current CRNI certification (Obtained from the INCC) or VA-BC certification (Obtained from the VACC) preferred.
- To perform this job successfully within the scope of nursing, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and be able to demonstrate any knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients serviced in his/her assigned department.
- All IV therapy registered nurses must be able to achieve and maintain the required core IV therapy skills/ competencies for the department, which are:
- 1) Peripheral IV insertion.
- 2) CVAD dressing change.
- 3) Non-tunneled CVAD removal.
- 4) Reconstitution, instillation and removal of thrombolytic.
- 5) Access/ de-access implanted ports.
- 6) Repositioning a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC).
- All IV therapy registered nurses that work the day shift must also be able to achieve and maintain the required core PICC RN skills/ competencies for the department, which are:
- 1) Ultrasound guided PICC insertion.
- 2) ECG guided tip confirmation.
- 3) Catheter exchange (PICCs only).