Vascular Access Specialist
Bon Secours Mercy St Vincent Medical Center
Registered nurse with 17 years of clinical experience in placement of vascular access devices, along with 14 years of clinical experience in a Level 1 trauma center Emergency department. Clinical Educator for 12 years providing education, new product trials/implementations, and device training across the vascular access device portfolio. Was a member of an RN based vascular access/Rapid/Code team that covered placement of vascular access devices, including IO, arterial catheters, USG PIV, Midline, PICC/MTFP, CICC, and temp HD catheters. This nurse-based vascular access team was the first in the region to place temporary HD and CIC catheters at the bedside. Current position is Supervisor for the VAT at Mercy St Vincent Medical Center and is working on expanding teams practice to include placement of all non-tunneled vascular access devices at bedside: in the Neonate through adult patient populations.
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We Heart Veins – PICC Navigation Panel and Discussion
Saturday, October 14, 2023
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM PT