14300 - Inpatient Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse - FT Days
About The Position
Provides direct patient care in Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s Inpatient Acute Dialysis Unit, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with nursing standards. The unit provides renal replacement therapies including hemodialysis, CVVHDF, CVVHD, SCUF, SSED, TPE, CCPD, and CAPD. Nurses work in the dialysis unit and may travel throughout the hospital with portable dialysis machines to provide treatment at patients’ bedsides. The role promotes patient- and family-centered care, supports patient safety and quality, and collaborates with the interprofessional team, patients, families, and caregivers to develop and communicate plans of care. The position is full-time days, with three 12-hour shifts per week from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, every-third-weekend rotation, and an on-call obligation every sixth Sunday for 12 hours. The department operates Monday through Saturday, 24 hours a day; Sunday RN coverage is handled through rotating on-call obligations.
Requirements
- Nursing diploma or associate degree in nursing.
- Registered Nurse (RN) license and certification.
- At least two years of hospital-based bedside RN work experience, as stated in the unit details.
Nice To Haves
- Dialysis experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation according to nursing standards.
- Promote patient- and family-centered care in a healing environment.
- Educate patients and families about managing illness or injury, post-treatment home care, and medication administration.
- Participate in activities supporting patient safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
- Develop, implement, and document individualized plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team and the patient, family, or caregiver.
- Plan proactively and communicate the plan of care across the continuum of care.
- Assess and evaluate patients’ physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs, preferences, and barriers to participation in care, including values and emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
- Participate in professional development.
Benefits
- May be eligible for a sign-on bonus for external applicants.
- 401(k) plan with BJC match.
- PTO accrual begins on the first day of employment.
- Tuition assistance available from the first day of employment.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available from the first day of the month after hire.
- Disability insurance paid for by BJC.
- Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution.
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Paid Time Off combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time.
- Adoption assistance.
- Access to the BJC Institute for Learning and Development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
