New Graduate Nurse

Overview

This position is for graduates of an accredited school of Nursing working in a state that does not allow graduates to perform nursing duties until licensed. The specific job title used will be determined based on the state where the employee is employed.

Job Description

Functions as part of the hemodialysis health care team providing safe and effective dialysis therapy for patients under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse while working towards obtaining their nursing license. Employees hired into this position will be required to obtain their nursing license within 90 days of their hire date.

Success Profile

• Performs vascular access evaluation pre-treatment.
• Performs and records Pre and Post dialysis evaluation, weight and vital signs with initial identification.
• Performs vascular access cannulation and reports any difficulties in cannulation or unusual findings to nurse supervisor.
• Initiates dialysis treatment according to prescribed orders including blood flow (QB) and dialysate flow (QD).
• Evaluates intradialytic problems and provides intervention as prescribed by physician order or as directed.
• Maintains environmental integrity and aesthetics - ensures all areas are safe and clean.
• Cleans and disinfects dialysis machine surface, chair, equipment, and surrounding area between treatments according to facility policy.
• Performs all required pretreatment dialysis machine set up and testing.
• Ensures that all blood spills are immediately cleaned with appropriate disinfectants according to facility policy.
• Prepares, organizes, and efficiently utilizes supplies and equipment to prevent waste.
• Enters all treatment data into the designated clinical application accurately and in a timely manner.
• Reviews health care record for completeness and ensures omitted entries are completed or corrected where appropriate.
• Prepares lab requisitions for prescribed or stat lab specimens according to laboratory destination.
• Collections, labels, appropriately prepares and stores lab samples according to required laboratory specifications.
• Ensures collection of lab specimens by appropriate lab courier.

Rewards

• Improves the quality of life of every patient, every day.
• Opportunity to work with a wide variety of patients.
• Challenging environment with the ability to handle demanding situations, multitask, and remain flexible to changing needs.
• Direct patient care that regularly involves heavy lifting and moving of patients and assisting with ambulation.
• Opportunity to learn the discipline of dialysis.

Connect

• Strong management skills are required.
• Prior direct patient care experience is needed for occasions when the team needs a helping hand.
• Leadership skills and independence are required to make quick decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Capable of educating patients and providing exceptional customer service to our partners.
• Must be capable of performing vascular access evaluation pre-treatment, initiating dialysis treatment, evaluating patients, and managing the daily operations of the clinic.