Nurse, Staff Vascular Access

Vascular Access/IV Therapy

The Vascular Access Nursing Team's Mission is to:

• create an environment that is sensitive to the cultural diversity and individual needs of all our patients.

• excel as an exemplary team in offering: patient and family-centered, quality, and innovative intravascular therapy that promotes best practice and optimizes safe patient outcomes.

• Our goal is to provide safe, efficient, and personalized care through assessment, education and coordination of information and practice to our patients, families, and colleagues for a successful and safe hospital experience.

Reasons to Choose MGH

• The State's First Magnet Hospital

• In 1940, MGH's Ada Plumer was the first nurse to become an IV Therapist to perform the practice of intravenous cannulation.

• Opportunities for growth and development.

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Generous paid time off

• Subsidized MBTA pass (50% discount)

• Free parking for nights and weekends

• Resources for childcare and emergency backup care

• Hospital paid retirement plan and tax-sheltered annuity plan.

• Employee "Perks" - enjoy discounts on tickets and passes for everything from ski resorts to museums to sporting events.

Massachusetts General Hospital is a founding member of the Mass General Brigham Health Care System. As part of the Harvard Teaching program, we pride ourselves on delivering world class care to our patients that is rooted in well-being and kindness. We incorporate collaboration, evidence-based practice, and research in our everyday practice, and we strive to provide excellence every day to our patients.

The MGH Vascular Access/IV Therapy team is:

• A highly skilled group of nursing professionals who provide a key clinical service to our patients.

• Members of the health care team collaborate to achieve the universal goal of safe, effective, and appropriate infusion therapy and vascular access.

• Nurses perform independent nursing interventions related to infusion therapy and vascular access using appropriate clinical reasoning, nursing judgment, and critical decision-making skills.

• Primary response team for vascular access needs including intraosseous insertions during rapid responses and codes.

• RN's are highly valued by the staff nurses whom they support and partner with.

• In 1940, MGH's Ada Plumer was the first nurse to become an IV Therapist to perform the practice of intravenous cannulation.

• Opportunities for growth and development.

• Supportive nursing leadership, competitive pay and excellent benefits!

• RN's on this team are happy and practice at the top of their license.

• Staff benefit from continuing education called "Teaching Tuesdays"!

• Staff in this subspecialty provide education to and build relationships throughout the hospital.

• The depth of experience of many members of this team is significant.

• Many members of the staff hold positions in various IV/Infusion/Vascular Access Nursing associations.

• The clinical nursing staff support the vision and practice under the guiding principles of the Department of Patient Care Services.

• Current Massachusetts RN License required.

• AD with 3-5 years experience or BSN degree in nursing required.

• Knowledge of IV Therapy Nursing

• IV Therapy Nursing experience preferred.

• Dedication to both bedside teaching and formal hospital education programs.

• Ability to multi-task

• Ability to develop and support unit-based quality improvement/research projects.