Registered Nurse - Float

Dialysis Care Center•Hapeville, GA

47d•Onsite

About The Position

The In Center Hemodialysis Registered Nurse is responsible for providing and coordinating exceptional care for our Hemodialysis patients in the assigned In Center(s). This role involves supervising and mentoring Patient Care Technicians (PCTs), directing day-to-day patient care, and reviewing new staff documentation for accuracy. The nurse will perform direct patient care, including monitoring vital signs, pre-evaluation, initiation, monitoring, termination, access homeostasis, and post-evaluation of dialysis. Responsibilities also include documentation, physical nursing assessment, administering medications, transcribing physician orders, assessing dialysis adequacy, and driving catheter reduction. The role assists with patient scheduling, monitors and reviews lab results, orders and follows up on labs, and ensures correct lab utilization and packaging. The nurse reports alert/panic and abnormal lab results to the physician and communicates emergencies and patient complications to the medical director, physician, and Clinic Manager. They maintain competency with emergency operational procedures and ensures the availability of emergency equipment. The Registered Nurse assesses patients' response to hemodialysis treatment, makes adjustments as prescribed by the physician, and assesses target weights. They ensure compliance with safety and infection prevention measures, perform audits, and monitor adverse event occurrences. Patient and family education on End Stage Renal Disease, renal disease, vascular access, dialysis therapy, fluid management, medication compliance, and modality/transplant awareness is a key component. The nurse collaborates with other disciplines to meet patient outcomes and participates in staff meetings, care conferences, and QAPI. This position requires floating to other Dialysis Care Center clinics (DCC Hapeville, DCC Duluth, Gwinnett, DCC Veritas). The role also emphasizes supporting the values and customer service standards of HDS/DCC, developing effective relationships, and resolving customer service issues promptly.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing, RN or BSN
Current state licensure as a RN
Current CPR Certification
Must be PC proficient and able to thrive in a fast-paced setting; experience in Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Word and Excel a must
Good presentation & communication skills
Must be productive & resourceful with the ability to meet deadlines

Nice To Haves

A minimum of 6 months hemodialysis experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervises, mentors the Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) and directs the day-to-day patient care.
Reviews new staff’s documentation for accuracy.
Supervises and performs direct patient care including but limited to taking and monitoring vital signs, pre-evaluation, initiation, monitoring, termination, access homeostasis, and post evaluation of dialysis
Responsible for documentation, physical nursing assessment of patients, administering dialysis Medications, transcribing physician orders assessing dialysis adequacy, drive catheter reduction.
Assist with patient scheduling.
Monitoring and reviewing lab results, ordering and following up of labs through Ascend, ensures correct lab tubes are utilized for prescribed lab samples, ensure that all labs are packaged for shipping correctly,
Reports alert/panic and abnormal lab results to physician.
Communicates all emergencies, patient life-threatening complications, and related situations to the attention of the medical director, physician, and Clinic Manager.
Maintains competency with all emergency operational procedures.
Ensures verification and availability of adequate emergency equipment.
Assesses patients’ response to hemodialysis treatment therapy, making appropriate adjustments and modifications to the treatment plan as prescribed by physician, assessing target weights.
Ensures compliance with safety and infection preventative measures, performing safety and infection audits on a routine basis.
Ensuring patient safety and monitoring Adverse Event Occurrences.
Educates patients and Family members on all aspects of End Stage Renal Disease.
Collaborates with other disciplines to ensure patient outcomes are being met, instructs patients on pre and post dialysis care.
Provides ongoing continuous education to patients regarding their renal disease, vascular access and dialysis therapy, fluid management, dietary modifications, medication compliance, discuss modality awareness and transplant awareness.
Participates in all required staff meetings.
Participation in care conferences and in QAPI.
Will Float to other Dialysis care center clinics (DCC Hapeville, DCC Duluth, Gwinnett, DCC Veritas)
Responsible for supporting the values and customer service standards of HDS/DCC.
Accountable for outstanding customer service to all staff, clients and vendors
Develops and maintains effective relationships through effective and timely communication.
Initiates action to respond, resolve and follow up regarding customer service issues with all customers in a timely manner.