Rn Jobs in Bay Area

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current appropriate state licensure.
• Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of CPR BLS certification.
• Must meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.
• Entry-level RN position for candidates with less than 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
• To provide oversight as Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge, must 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.
• Able to perform direct patient care involving regular heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation, with equipment or coworker assistance as needed.
• Able to stand frequently for prolonged periods and bend over.
• May need to move, with assistance, 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 required to travel to training sites or other facilities and to perform essential functions at other locations with the same physical demands and working conditions.

Nice To Haves

• Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Collects and analyzes patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; documents findings, adjusts the treatment plan as indicated, and notifies appropriate clinical staff or the physician as needed.
• Assesses and documents the basic learning needs of patients and families and provides initial and ongoing education.
• Directs and provides, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, the daily delivery of safe and effective hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
• Administers prescribed medications or medications in accordance with approved algorithms, and documents medical justification and effectiveness.
• Initiates or assists with emergency response measures.
• Serves as a resource for the health care team and participates in staff training and new-staff orientation as assigned.
• Ensures correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures, and reschedules missed or insufficient laboratory collections.
• Identifies expected outcomes and documents and updates nursing assessments and plans of care for assigned patients in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Ensures patients are aware of transplant and treatment modality options.
• Completes Clinical Advancement Program (CAP) requirements to advance.
• Performs other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
• May provide assigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting the stated training and experience requirements.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Potential performance-based bonuses, depending on company and individual performance, for bonus-eligible positions