Dialysis Hospital Services Nurse (Acute RN)
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Overview
The Dialysis Hospital Services Nurse (Acute RN) provides specialized dialysis nursing care in the acute hemodialysis unit for patients with renal failure. The RN works in collaboration with all team members to ensure every patient receives the safest care with the highest quality optimal outcomes. RESPONSIBILITIES: • The following is a summary of what makes our team successful. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • Prepares and monitors the equipment used for intermittent or continuous hemodialysis and water treatment in the acute setting, including performing quality control checks. • Performs and provides pre, intra, and post documentation of acute patient assessments. Evaluates and makes recommendations regarding patient care delivered. • Initiates, monitors and terminates dialysis treatments via all accesses in accordance with established policies and procedures. • Administers medications as ordered within the scope of their license and provides documentation of administration and result of medication. • Accurately receives, transcribes and implements written and verbal orders from physicians. • Accepts phone lab diagnostic reports, interprets and forwards the information to the physician as necessary. • Provides and documents patient/family education for ESRD and other health concerns. • Serves as the primary contact for the acute patient to the nephrologists’ and hospital staff caring for the patient, and as a liaison to the patient’s chronic unit. • Upon patient’s discharge, relays appropriate information regarding patient’s hospitalization to chronic unit. • Works closely with other acute nurses to complete work as a team. QUALIFICATIONS: - At least 1 year experience as a RN - Dialysis experience is highly preferred. If no dialysis then critical care or med/surg experience is required, at least 1 year of experience. - Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program. - Maintains a current license in the State as a registered nurse. - Maintains current CPR certification. - Applicant must have excellent communication skills and a demonstrated high level of clinical excellence.
Company
The primary responsibility of our organization is to perceive, initiate and provide comprehensive patient care. We serve society by providing care for patients with End-Stage Renal Disease. The goal is complete patient rehabilitation. We recognize the patient as an individual resulting from his or her genetics, life experience, habits, beliefs, emotions; and as a member of his or her family and the community. The patient deserves the highest standard of care possible regardless of race, status or creed. The application of comprehensive care is on a personal level. We become acquainted with our patient as a person and seek to understand his/her problems and needs- physical, emotional, spiritual and social.