Registered Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current appropriate state licensure and compliance with practice requirements in the state of employment.
• Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of the certification.
• Entry-level role for RNs with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
• To provide assigned oversight as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge: successfully complete all FKC education and training requirements for new employees, have at least 9 months of RN experience, and have at least 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
• Ability to perform direct patient care involving regular heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation, with equipment or coworker assistance when needed.
• Ability to stand for frequent, prolonged periods and bend over.
• Ability, occasionally with assistance, to move machines and equipment weighing up to 200 lbs. and lift chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.
• May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases or materials.
• May be required to travel to training sites or other facilities.

Nice To Haves

• Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings, adjust or modify treatment plans as indicated, and notify appropriate clinical staff or physicians as needed.
• Assess and document patients’ and families’ basic learning needs and provide initial and ongoing education.
• Coordinate and provide safe, effective daily hemodialysis therapy in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff.
• Administer medications as prescribed or under approved algorithms, and document medical justification and effectiveness.
• Initiate or assist with emergency response measures.
• Serve as a resource to the health care team and participate in staff training and new-staff orientation as assigned.
• Ensure laboratory specimens are collected, processed, and shipped correctly; reschedule missed or insufficient collections.
• Identify expected outcomes and document and update nursing assessments and plans of care in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Ensure patients are aware of transplant and treatment modality options.
• Complete CAP requirements to advance.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
• May provide oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting specified training and experience requirements.