Registered Nurse, Dialysis

BHS•Lexington, KY

22d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and creates a caring environment focused on healing and wellness. The nurse honors patients’ mind, body, and spirit by respecting human dignity and each individual’s uniqueness. Nursing practice is based on evidence and current research, hospital and department policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines. Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. The Registered Nurse exemplifies compassion, acceptance, respect, and empathy and supports an environment focused on healing and wellness. As a clinical nurse, the individual spends the majority of their time (more than 50%) coordinating, ensuring, and providing direct patient care on the unit. Activities include nursing rounds, assessments and treatments; facilitating admissions, transfers, and discharges; patient- and family-centered education; care coordination; and individualized treatment planning as applicable. The dialysis unit serves inpatients requiring hemodialysis, therapeutic plasma exchange, or plasmapheresis during their hospital admission, in the department and/or critical care areas. Dialysis services are available as needed 24/7. The scheduled shift is 6:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., four shifts per week. Call requirements include one Sunday every five weeks, one evening call during the week (Monday–Saturday), and a second evening call every five weeks, not during the same week as the Sunday call unless requested.

Requirements

Current RN licensure or work permit in Kentucky.
Bachelor’s or associate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university.
Basic life support certification, to be obtained within 30 days of hire.
ACLS, PALS, NRP, and successful completion of a dysrhythmia class as required by the assigned department.
Associates-degree nurses with less than 10 years of experience must enroll in a bachelor’s degree program within 12 months of hire and achieve the degree within five years.

Responsibilities

Provide and coordinate direct patient care, including nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments.
Facilitate patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Provide patient- and family-centered education.
Coordinate care and develop individualized treatment plans as applicable.
Provide dialysis services to inpatients requiring hemodialysis, therapeutic plasma exchange, or plasmapheresis, including in critical care areas as needed.
Participate in the required Sunday and evening call rotation.