Rn Jobs in St Cloud

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current appropriate state licensure and practice eligibility in the state of employment.
• Current CPR BLS Certification or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.
• Entry-level position for RNs with less than 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
• For assigned Team Leader or Nurse in Charge oversight: successful completion of all FKC education and training requirements for new employees, at least 9 months of RN experience, and at least 3 months of chronic/acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
• Ability to perform direct patient-care duties involving heavy lifting, moving patients, assisting with ambulation, prolonged standing, and bending; assistance or equipment aids may be used.
• May be required to move machines and equipment weighing up to 200 lbs with assistance 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.

Nice To Haves

• Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

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 personnel or physicians when needed.
• Assess, collaborate on, and document patients’ and families’ basic learning needs, and provide initial and ongoing education.
• Direct and provide, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, the daily delivery of safe and effective hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
• Administer medications as prescribed or according to approved algorithms, and document medical justification and effectiveness.
• Initiate or 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.
• Ensure correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures, and reschedule missed or insufficient laboratory collections.
• Identify expected outcomes and document and update nursing assessments and care plans in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Ensure patients are aware of transplant and treatment-modality options.
• Complete Clinical Advancement Program requirements for advancement.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
• When assigned as Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge and after meeting the stated prerequisites, provide oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, and RNs.