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US Vascular Staff Registered Nurse |
| Fresenius Medical Care, Houston, TX |
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(Full time) |
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Division: Fresenius Medical Services
Supports FMCNAs mission, vision, core values and customer service philosophy. Adheres to the USV/FMCNA Compliance Program, including following all regulatory and USV/FMS policy requirements. Under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse or physician, provides direct nursing care pre, during and post procedure utilizing standard nursing techniques to assist the physician in optimum patient outcomes following facility policies and procedures. Promotes and assists in the maintenance of a safe and clean working environment.
Description
QUALITY:
Responsible for supporting and driving USV quality standards through meeting regulatory requirements and the practice of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), including use of USV/FMS CQI tools.
Assists with implementation of USV quality goals and facility specific action plans in order to achieve USV quality standards.
Accountable for outstanding quality of patient care, as defined by the USV quality goals, to ensure that USV/ASC policies and procedures are followed.
Responsible for addressing and acting on adverse events and action thresholds in collaboration with facility management.
Maintains integrity of medical records and other USV administrative and operational records.
Complies with all data collection and auditing activities.
Maintains facility environmental integrity and safety.
UPATIENT RELATED:
Obtains necessary medical history, discusses procedure and answers questions, and performs nursing assessment on the day of the procedure.
Provides education to patients and patients family regarding post procedure care of vascular access.
Monitors patient condition before, during and after the procedure, especially patients having contrast media injections
Requirements
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing (R.N.)
Current appropriate state licensure and ACLS certification required. Minimum of three years experience in an Ambulatory Surgical Center/Vascular Access Lab, or a combination of ASC, surgical,Interventional Radiology and ICU/CCU experience.
Minimum of three years of Interventional Radiology, scrub experience preferred.
Proficient in the use of computers and related software such as Microsoft Office is necessary.
Experience with Medical database software.
We offer a generous compensation and benefits package that includes medical and dental, 401K match, profit sharing, short and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement, and 5 weeks paid time off!
Fresenius Medical Care North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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( AllHealthcareJobs Job ID:604560 last updated on 11/20/2009)
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