What are the responsibilities of the facility staff member in charge of vascular access continuous quality improvement (CQI)?
The vascular access coordinator (VAC) serves to coordinate and oversee vascular access information and care for the facility, with a focus on maintaining optimal access function and longevity. The VAC works closely with the facility medical director and assures that a facility-based vascular access CQI program is implemented and functioning. Among his/her duties, the VAC maintains and reports vascular access data to assure tracking and trending of pertinent vascular access-related performance indicators and outcomes, handles communication and collaboration duties as liaison with the multidisciplinary access care team, and oversees and directs vascular access planning for current and future accesses. At a minimum, the VAC should meet with the medical director and other facility staff on a monthly basis to review VA issues. A meeting of all members of the multidisciplinary vascular access team ideally takes place at least quarterly.
