Rn Jobs in Orange County

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current appropriate state licensure and must meet practice requirements in all states of employment.
• Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of CPR BLS certification.
• At least 9 months of experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Entry-level designation for RNs with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as an RN.
• Ability to perform direct patient care involving heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation, with equipment or coworker assistance as needed.
• Ability to stand for frequent, prolonged periods and bend over.
• Ability 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.
• Ability to travel to training or meeting sites and between assigned facilities.
• Availability to participate in an on-call rotation and work nights, weekends, or holidays as program needs require.

Nice To Haves

• 12 months of experience as a Registered Nurse is preferred.
• 6 months of acute dialysis experience is preferred.
• Hemodialysis and/or ICU experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collect, analyze, and document patient data before, during, and after treatment; modify treatment plans as indicated and notify the Supervisor, physician, primary nurse, and others as appropriate.
• Assess and document patients’ and families’ learning needs and provide initial and ongoing education.
• Recognize and report patient status changes or collaborate with appropriate members of the health care team.
• Direct and provide safe, effective care for assigned patients according to prescribed modality-specific treatment procedures.
• Assess daily patient care needs and collaborate with direct and ancillary care staff as needed.
• Coordinate communication with FKC and non-FKC dialysis providers and contracted facility personnel to support continuity of care.
• Implement, administer, monitor, and document patient responses to prescribed intradialytic transfusions, including reporting adverse reactions to the physician and appropriate blood supplier.
• Administer prescribed medications and document medical justification and effectiveness as appropriate.
• Initiate and assist with emergency response measures.
• Serve as a resource for the health care team and participate in staff training and new staff orientation as assigned.
• Provide specialized nursing care instruction to hospital or facility staff when assigned under contractual requirements.
• Assist in an outpatient facility when needed.
• Complete Clinical Advancement Program requirements to advance.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
• May oversee Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, and RNs as a designated Nurse in Charge after meeting the stated education, training, and experience conditions.