I am an RN learning to place PICC lines (with ultrasound), my employer is looking at starting a mobile PICC team to place piccs at all 4 local subacute facilities as opposed to sending the pt out to the hospital for PICC placement (inconvenient and expensive!).
Could any of you give me an idea of what you are paid to place PICCs-- are you a "regular" employee paid per hour (any increase for the special skill?) or are you paid per stick?
Having used both the sono-site and the site-rite my preference is the sono-site. I believe you get a better picture quality. Site-rite just came out with the site-rite5, I tried it for a week but I prefered the sono-site by far. Ultimetely I think it comes down to personal preference.
I saw the email for the bard company and read that u wanted to be a PICC line RN. Did it work? were u able to become a PICC line RN? Do u happen to know if there is any training courses for PICC insertion? I"ll be happy for any info
As a contract nurse for a home infusion company, I received $100/insertion, $50/reomoval, $50/declotting. Hope this helps.
I am getting ready to start inserting PICC lines and I was wondering if you had a contract to do this. If so, what type of language was inserted regarding availability, etc.?
What you are talking about is a PICC stick and run team. there are several articles on this subject and the increase effectiveness of an actual PICC team. Right now I work for a university hospital in there mobile PICC team. This team is through interventional radiology, however the PICC team I started in a local hospital is through nursing. either way there are great benifits to having a dedicated team for this as apposed to a PICC, Stick, and run team. There is an increase in competency, an increase in productivity. The staff nurses like that it is bedside and they do not have to take the patient to IR or call someone from another floor who may in fact be busy with their own patients. Try googling PICC, stick and run team and I think you will find the article. The process can be long and grueling but if you are willing to make a difference you can do it.
I was PICC certified in 1991, and we were getting 300.00 an insertion at that time, and doing it in the home blind. What a blast. This we prior to radiologists taking the job over in the hospitals.
Now RN's are back in the hospital setting doing it again, but I am sure for less money. Why do it for less?
jim333
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My hospital has had "free" 1 day picc classes by Arrow & Bard....
just contact their rep.....