Registered Nurse Dialysis

HCA Healthcare•Austin, TX

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About The Position

As a Dialysis Registered Nurse, you will assess patients, develop plans of care, and implement and evaluate care. As a member of the interdisciplinary care team, you will collaborate with other team members to ensure the safe and accurate delivery of care. You will help shape patient-care decisions through collaborative relationships with your manager and opportunities such as hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. The role includes assessing and monitoring patients, administering prescribed medications and ordered procedures, documenting care, responding to patient needs, and educating patients and their families. You will also oversee and delegate to care-team members as appropriate, support evidence-based practices and continuous improvement, coordinate holistic treatment plans with a multidisciplinary team, and help ensure continuity of care with healthcare providers and community support systems.

Requirements

At least 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse (RN).
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
Current Texas Registered Nurse license or Compact Registered Nursing License; if holding a Compact License, obtain a Texas license within 90 days of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS), as required by St. David’s Healthcare policy.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), as required by St. David’s Healthcare policy.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

Assess patients at admission and during scheduled or as-needed shifts, identify changes in condition, and report them.
Assess patient environments for safety risks and regulatory non-compliance.
Assess and reassess patient pain to support effective pain management.
Look for signs and symptoms of abuse or neglect and report indications to medical providers, nursing leaders, or appropriate agencies.
Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers, and document care in the patient medical record promptly and thoroughly.
Administer prescribed medications, monitor therapeutic responses, and notify providers and intervene as appropriate for unintended responses.
Respond promptly to patient requests and anticipate and proactively address patient needs.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications, potential side effects, and follow-up measures; explain complex medical terminology clearly.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers about non-medicinal follow-up measures, including healthy diet, exercise, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes, and prepare them for future self-management.
Oversee and delegate to care-team members as appropriate.
Support evidence-based practices and continuous process-improvement initiatives to meet quality measures and enhance patient care.
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver holistic treatment plans that support recovery.
Coordinate continuity of care between healthcare providers and community support systems for specialized patient groups.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan and flexible spending accounts.
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.