Dialysis Nurse
About The Position
As a Registered Nurse, you will provide compassionate, high-quality, individualized care to patients. The role involves conducting critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, implementing patient care plans, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes. Success in the position requires strong assessment and critical-thinking skills, a patient-first mindset, and dedication to working effectively in a fast-paced environment. The nurse assesses patients on admission and throughout their care, addresses their physical, psychological, and spiritual needs, and notifies physicians of relevant changes. The nurse develops and documents care plans, patient and family education, and safe transitions of care, coordinating with other clinical disciplines to meet patient-specific needs. The role also includes preparing patients for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies; following patient-safety protocols; reassessing patients after interventions; and adjusting care as needs change. The nurse participates in bedside shift reporting, provides and receives comprehensive reports, and delegates tasks according to coworkers’ abilities, experience, and patient acuity. The nurse also maintains a safe patient and work environment, removes used or soiled equipment and linens to appropriate locations, supports quality and safety goals, and promptly reports safety or hazard concerns.
Requirements
- Associate degree in Nursing, upon hire, or at least one year of RN experience, upon hire.
- Registered Nurse license for Texas, upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 14 days.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Conduct admission and ongoing assessments of patients’ conditions and provide care for their physical, psychological, and spiritual needs.
- Notify physicians of assessment changes that require attention.
- Design, direct, evaluate, and document care plans, patient and family teaching, and safe transition and discharge plans.
- Coordinate with other clinical disciplines to address specialized patient-care and discharge needs.
- Prepare patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies.
- Report significant patient-condition changes to the Charge Nurse/Team Leader and/or physician.
- Implement patient-safety initiatives and protocols, including medication-safety practices, physician orders, and consultation notifications.
- Reassess patients after interventions, notify physicians as necessary, and adjust nursing care as patient needs change.
- Give and receive bedside shift reports, support family participation, and provide comprehensive reports to promote continuity of care.
- Delegate tasks as needed according to coworkers’ experience and abilities and patients’ acuity.
- Maintain a safe patient and work environment and promptly remove used or soiled equipment and linens to appropriate locations.
- Support quality, patient-safety, and patient-satisfaction goals and promptly report safety or hazard concerns.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
