LPN - Staff I - Dialysis
About The Position
As a Licensed Practical Nurse in Hemodialysis, your specialized skill set and ability to collaborate with the Registered Nurse is vital to exceptional patient care. Rochester Regional Health offers a full range of Dialysis treatment options to patients with chronic kidney disease. We treat adults from people from multiple backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities. We care for patients temporarily, either their kidney function recovers or they return to their home dialysis center, move or get a transplant; or some are with us on an ongoing basis. Patients have dialysis treatment anywhere from 2-3 days a week, from 3 to 5 hours each treatment. Our staffing model consists of RN’s, LPN’s and Techs.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited School of Practical Nursing OR ASN/BSN in Nursing.
- Current New York State Licensed Practical Nurse license.
- Completion of the NYS Department of Health and NYS DOE approved training curriculum for LPN’s working in Outpatient Hemodialysis Units (completed as part of unit based orientation).
- Completion of the NYS DOH and NYS DOE approved annual competency for LPN’s accessing central lines in a hemodialysis unit (completed as part of unit based orientation).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required.
Nice To Haves
- One year experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Conducts and documents a thorough assessment of each patient’s medical status upon admission and throughout the patient’s course of treatment.
- Assists in the implementation of the patient’s treatment plan under the direction of the RN.
- Complies with the evaluation, treatment, and documentation guidelines of the department.
- Acts in compliance with hospital, regulatory, and professional standards and policies.
- Maintains clinical currency by pursuing continuing education opportunities.
- Administers IVP medications specific to dialysis patient population.
- Initiate and discontinue dialysis treatments using multiple access sites including AV fistulas, AV grafts and Central Venous Catheters (CVC).
- Clean and redress CVC skin sites.
- Draw Blood from CVC.
- Respond to CVC line separations.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
