Acute Inpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis

This is a NIGHT position. The professional registered nurse Inpatient RN CAP 2 may be an entry level designation into the Clinical Advancement Program (CAP) for new employees who meet the RN CAP 2 criteria or attained through advancement from CAP 1. This position is accountable and responsible for the provision and coordination of clinically competent care including assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation for an assigned group of patients. This may include delegation of appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff including but not limited to RNs, LVN/LPNs and Patient Care Technicians. As a member of the kidney disease health care team, this position participates in decision-making, teaching, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that enhance patient care outcomes and program operations.

Responsibilities

Performs ongoing, systematic collection and analysis of patient data pre – during – post treatment for assigned patients and documents in the patient medical record; Assesses, collaborates and documents patient/family’s basic learning needs to provide initial and ongoing education to patients and family; Recognizes aspects and implications of patient status that vary from normal and reports to or collaborates with appropriate health team members; Directs and provides safe effective patient care for assigned patients as prescribed for all modality specific treatment procedures; Assesses daily assigned patient care needs and collaborates with direct and ancillary patient care staff as needed; Initiates and coordinates communication with FKC and Non-FKC dialysis providers and appropriate contracted facility personnel as needed; Performs the implementation, administration, monitoring, and documentation of patient's response to prescribed intradialytic transfusions; Administers medications as prescribed and documents medical justification and effectiveness; Initiates and assists with emergency response measures; Serves as a resource, leader, coach, mentor and role model for new and incumbent employees; May be asked to provide specialized nursing care instructions to hospital/facility staff as stipulated contractually; May serve as a Preceptor to new employees; Required to complete CAP requirements to maintain or advance

Requirements

Current appropriate state licensure; Current or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification; Must meet the practice requirements in all states employed; Entry level for RNs with minimum 2 years or more of Nephrology Nursing experience in the last 2 years as a RN; Position requires participation in on-call rotation, night, weekend, holiday or as defined by individual program needs; Position requires travel to training/meeting sites and between assigned facilities; Employees are required to take the Ishihara's Color Blindness test as a condition of employment; Frequent, prolonged periods of standing and ability to bend over; May be required to move, with assistance, machines and equipment of up to 200 lbs, and may lift chemical and water solutions of up to 30 lbs as high as 5 feet; For assigned oversight: successful completion of all FKC education and modality specific training requirements and 6 months experience in acute dialysis as a RN

Nice to have

Acute dialysis experience (preferred)