RN Dialysis

About the Role

Provides critical acute nursing care to ensure patient safety, comfort, and well-being. Communicates courteously with internal and external customers, demonstrating respect and developing positive working relationships. Collaborates with co-workers and other departments to assist with patient flow and ensure timely procedural care. Considers safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact on practice when delivering nursing services and ordering supplies.

Responsibilities

• Rinses, primes, and positions equipment, attaches tubing, prepares dialysate, calibrates alarms, sets monitors, and performs system checks
• Performs patient assessments prior to treatment and proceeds based on assessments and physician's orders
• Obtains blood samples and other specimens as indicated or ordered
• Administers medications, blood, and blood products as ordered by the physician and according to policies
• Assesses and provides care for patients related to blood pressure, weight changes, access patency, lab values, dialysate composition, and fluid flows
• Completes nursing notes after every dialysis treatment and communicates with the physician and primary nurse as needed
• Cleans and dresses access sites and other wounds using appropriate aseptic techniques
• Participates in patient and family teaching regarding dialysis treatment and dietary recommendations
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Associate's of Nursing (Required)
• Bachelor's of Nursing (Preferred)
• Registered Nurse (RN) license (Required)
• Basic Life Support - CPR Cert (BLS) (Required)
• Certified Dialysis Nurse (CDN) (Preferred)

Skills

• Demonstrated ability to follow written and verbal instructions effectively
• Working knowledge of and ability to use computer and perform data entry
• Ability and willingness to work a flexible workweek including weekends, on-call, nights, and overtime as required
• Excellent communication skills to listen and communicate with patients and teammates
• Multi-tasking skills, with great time management and prioritizing capabilities
• Work autonomously or with a team in an intense hospital environment
• Critical Thinking skills
• Communication, delegation, coordination, evaluation, assessment, and interpersonal skills
• Cerner (Preferred)

Experience

• 1+ years RN experience (Required)
• Dialysis nursing experience (Preferred)
• Experience with Acute/Inpatient dialysis (Preferred)
• Medical/surgical, ICU, CCU, and ER experience (Preferred)

Benefits

• Benefits from Day One: Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off from Day One
• 403-B Retirement Plan
• 4 Weeks 100% Paid Parental Leave
• Career Development
• Whole Person Well-being Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• Pet Benefits

Pay

$31.85 - $52.76

Schedule

Full time, Day shift