Registered Nurse - In Center

Dialysis Care Center•Olympia Fields, IL

5h•$34 - $50•Onsite

About The Position

The In Center Hemodialysis Registered Nurse supports Dialysis Care Center, LLC’s mission, core values, and customer service standards while providing safe, high-quality patient care. The role coordinates daily clinical operations, supervises direct patient care staff, ensures regulatory compliance, promotes operational excellence, and supports exceptional patient outcomes. The nurse supervises and mentors Patient Care Technicians, coordinates workflow and patient care, supports staffing and scheduling, monitors quality metrics and dashboards, and participates in missed-treatment interventions, care conferences, and quality assessment and performance improvement activities. The position also provides direct hemodialysis care, patient and family education, staff training, documentation, and emergency response. The role is based in a healthcare facility and may require travel between assigned facilities and other locations. Work hours vary according to facility needs and may include mornings, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. The work environment has controlled air temperature and moderate noise levels, with possible exposure to infectious or contagious diseases and materials. Direct patient care involves physical activity, including lifting and moving patients and supplies.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing; an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) is required.
Current state Registered Nurse licensure in good standing.
Current CPR certification.
PC proficiency and ability to work in a fast-paced setting.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Good presentation and communication skills.
Productive and resourceful, with the ability to meet deadlines.
Pass the Ishihara color blindness test as a condition of employment; the company will consider reasonable accommodations, and failing the test does not preclude employment.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including prolonged standing, bending, lifting and moving patients, assisting with ambulation, and frequently lifting and lowering solutions up to 30 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
At least 6 months of hemodialysis experience.

Responsibilities

Supervise and mentor Patient Care Technicians and direct day-to-day patient care.
Review new staff documentation for accuracy and review documentation for completeness and regulatory compliance.
Use DCC Labor Logic to optimize staffing, labor productivity, scheduling efficiency, overtime management, and patient treatment schedules while maintaining safe staffing standards.
Work with the Clinical Nurse Manager to develop employee staffing and patient schedules, coordinate workflow during assigned shifts, and communicate employee schedules.
Complete assigned daily opening and closing procedures.
Monitor DCC quality metrics, including Kt/V, anemia, catheter rates, access infections, and missed treatments.
Participate in missed-treatment interventions, including patient outreach, rescheduling, and interdisciplinary communication about missed or shortened treatments.
Serve as a resource for patient needs, staff education, and in-service sessions in collaboration with educators, outcome managers, anemia managers, and the DCC Dashboard specialist.
Monitor and document information on DCC Dashboards.
Supervise and provide direct patient care, including vital-sign monitoring, pre-treatment assessments, dialysis initiation and monitoring, termination, access hemostasis, and post-treatment assessments.
Document care; conduct physical nursing assessments; administer dialysis medications; transcribe physician orders; assess dialysis adequacy and target weights; and support catheter-reduction initiatives.
Assist with patient scheduling, conduct daily clinical huddles, delegate patient assignments, and coach staff.
Review laboratory orders and results through Ascend, ensure proper specimen collection, tubes, packaging, and shipment, and promptly communicate critical values to physicians.
Communicate emergencies and life-threatening patient complications to the medical director, physician, and Clinic Manager; maintain competency in emergency procedures and ensure emergency equipment is available.
Assess patient responses to hemodialysis and make prescribed treatment-plan adjustments or modifications.
Ensure compliance with safety and infection-prevention measures, conduct routine audits, and monitor adverse events to support patient safety.
Educate patients and family members about end-stage renal disease, renal disease, vascular access, dialysis therapy, fluid management, dietary changes, medication compliance, modality awareness, transplant awareness, and pre- and post-dialysis care.
Collaborate with other disciplines to support patient outcomes.
Complete DCC University training modules, maintain annual competency validation, and complete required water-quality facility training.
Train and orient staff as needed, assist with competency validation, participate in continuing education and required staff meetings, and complete mandatory in-services and annual competencies.
Participate in care conferences and QAPI.
Float between facilities as needed, work a flexible schedule based on facility needs, and travel to other locations and meetings as required.
Support company customer-service standards, maintain effective relationships through timely communication, and respond to and follow up on customer-service issues.
Perform other duties as assigned.