Registered Nurse - Park Ridge Dialysis

Rochester Regional Health

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Rochester Regional Health offers a full range of Dialysis treatment options to patients with chronic kidney disease, treating adults from multiple backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities. Patients receive dialysis treatment 2-3 days a week, for 3 to 5 hours each treatment, either temporarily until kidney function recovers, they return to their home dialysis center, move, or get a transplant, or on an ongoing basis. The staffing model includes RN’s, LPN’s, and Techs. As a Registered Nurse (RN) at Rochester Regional Health, you are central to patient care, making a positive difference daily by meeting patient, family, and visitor needs with courtesy, kindness, respect, and compassion.

Requirements

Diploma or Associate’s Degree in Nursing required
Registered Nurse license in New York State
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred

Responsibilities

Performs initial and ongoing assessment of the patient, utilizing appropriate data (i.e. physical, psychological, educational and risk-screen data appropriate for the chronological / developmental age of the patient).
Demonstrates clinical judgment in responding to priority patient needs.
Communicates and documents assessment of patient with the interdisciplinary team.
Utilizes all available resources in order to meet the needs of the patient and family.
Develops and documents plan of care, treatment and services which is individualized and appropriate for the patient needs, strengths, limitations and goals.
Includes the interdisciplinary health team as needed.
Demonstrates effective communication with the patient / family and interdisciplinary team.
Provides care, treatment and services in collaboration with interdisciplinary health team.
Maintains an appropriate nurse-patient relationship.
Complies with organizational policies, procedures and protocols including policies governing safety, medication administration and documentation.
Initiates and documents education plan for the patient and family based on identified learning.
Evaluates, communicates and documents patient responses to care.
Revises plan of care based on ongoing evaluations and updates documentation appropriately.
Ensures the patient and family receives / understands education / training specific to their needs and abilities using the teach back method for evaluation and documents appropriately.
Confidently leads the care delivery team through effective communication, collaboration and leadership.
Assumes responsibility and accountability on the unit / patient care team.
Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively with others.
Demonstrates knowledge of legal aspects of nursing as evidenced by documentation and professional behaviors.
Delegates appropriate responsibilities to assigned nurses and ancillary staff.
Demonstrates ability to manage job related stressors and constructive feedback during intra/interdepartmental relations.
Demonstrates flexibility in meeting staffing needs throughout the organization.
Participates in problem-solving activities at the unit level by identifying the problem and collaboratively working toward resolution.
Provides input regarding protocols, policies and procedures to immediate supervisor.
Provides training / precepting for new team members on the unit.
Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-based practice within practice area and identifies opportunities for performance improvement.
Participates and utilizes the performance improvement process to improve clinical practice.
Completes at least one clinical research utilization (CRU) form for submission to Nursing Research Department utilizing a research article from the last 5 years from research performed in the United States.
Completes a minimum of 5 nationally approved contact hours (CNE or CEU) per year.
Completes mandatory in-services and health screens in timely manner.
Maintains Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.