Registered Nurse (RN) - Shaker
About The Position
Centers for Dialysis Care is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join its Shaker team. The Registered Nurse functions as a patient advocate and delivers care based on the nursing process. The role provides leadership by coordinating patient care activities and delivering direct patient care according to CDC policies and procedures. The nurse participates in a team approach, communicates pertinent clinical information to team members, and complies with personnel policies and procedures in the Employee Handbook. The position involves initiating, monitoring, and discontinuing hemodialysis treatments and related patient care tasks; assessing patients and meeting their needs; providing education; documenting care; administering medications; and responding to emergencies. The nurse also leads patient care operations and personnel within the unit and contributes to quality initiatives and responsible resource management. The salary range is $34.00–$48.00 per hour, depending on qualifications. Sign-on bonuses are offered: $5,000 with at least one year of registered nursing experience, or $7,500 with at least six months of dialysis experience. Dialysis experience is not required, and the company will provide paid dialysis training. The position is full-time and has no overnight shifts.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
- Current Ohio licensure.
- Current CPR certification.
- Independent decision-making skills.
- Good leadership and interpersonal qualities.
Nice To Haves
- ICU experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Initiate, monitor, and discontinue hemodialysis treatments and perform related patient care tasks.
- Cannulate patients and provide direct patient care.
- Troubleshoot dialysis machine alarms and cannulation difficulties.
- Assess patients, recognize their needs, and use appropriate nursing skills and resources to meet those needs.
- Complete primary patient documentation according to CDC standards and timelines.
- Review new-patient teaching and provide ongoing patient education, documenting the information.
- Encourage patients to follow prescribed dialysis treatment plans and explain those plans.
- Follow aseptic techniques and universal precautions.
- Understand and appropriately use medications for the ESRD population.
- Maintain patient confidentiality and professional boundaries.
- Review physician verbal orders for safety, completeness, and efficacy; document them in the EMR according to CDC guidelines.
- Follow CDC hospital discharge policy when reviewing orders.
- Administer medications according to manufacturers' guidelines and CDC policy.
- Lead patient care through control of unit operations and personnel.
- Help maintain a department climate in which patient and staff needs are met with warmth, respect, and responsiveness.
- Provide excellent customer service to patients, staff, and physicians.
- Assess patients in crisis and initiate the emergency response plan as needed, including CPR measures.
- Work actively on quality initiatives to improve patient outcomes.
- Manage CDC resources efficiently and responsibly.
- Comply with CDC personnel policies and procedures.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Short- and long-term disability options
- Company-paid life insurance
- 250 hours of PTO
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Employee perks program
- Wellness program
- Paid dialysis training for candidates without dialysis experience
- Sign-on bonus of $5,000 with at least one year of registered nursing experience, or $7,500 with at least six months of dialysis experience
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
