Registered Nurse Dialysis FT Days

Phoebe Putney Health System•Albany, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse working in the Renal Dialysis Unit is responsible for planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating patient care of patients of all ages pediatric to geriatric. The RN coordinates, delegates, and provides direct nursing care for patients by working cooperatively with patients, family members, and all patient care team members. The RN provides supervision for patient team members in accordance with their level of training and the patient’s acuity.

Requirements

2 year/Associate’s Degree in nursing from an accredited school (Required)
2 years nursing experience in medical surgical, critical care or ER (Required)
Registered Nurse (RN) with current Georgia license
ACLS certification; AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required)

Nice To Haves

4 year/ Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited school (Preferred)
Nursing experience in nephrology (Preferred)
Certification as a Certified Dialysis Nurse (CDN) or a Certified Nephrology Nurse (CNN) (Preferred not required)

Responsibilities

Plans and provides care for the pediatric, adult, and geriatric patient in the hospital in accordance with physician orders and hospital policy and procedures
Provides quality direct patient care and renal replacement therapies independently, in a professional and respectful manner
Supervises and directs patient care of unlicensed staff members
Collaborates with other members of the interdisciplinary team
Documents patient’s physical assessment, vital signs, and all other observations in the electronic medical record, and brings attention to any issues that may arise to the physician and the patient’s primary nurse
Documents, evaluates, and implements dialysis orders
Analyzes patient assessments, orders, and lab results and discusses any discrepancies with the Nephrologist
Communicates emergencies and life-threatening complications and related incidents to charge nurse, manager, primary nurse, and the patients primary physician
Provides initiation and discontinuation of prescribed renal replacement therapy, including but not limited to formulating a plan per physician orders, verifying safety measures are in place and complied with, administering medications or other appropriate treatments, and documenting all activities in the electronic medical record
Demonstrates the ability to transfer skill set and work in other hospital settings when required
Attends hospital orientation and mandatory in-services as required
Verifies accurate documentation is submitted in a timely manner
Provide data and metrics to support continuous process improvements, increase communication and coordination across the hospital care team, and support survey readiness
Independently demonstrates the ability to perform and take call for all provided modalities provided if needed
Act as a resource or preceptor for new staff members and those with less experience
Other duties as assigned