RN-Dialysis

Job Details:

Summary of Job Purpose

• Responsible and accountable for the teaching, assessment, safety and monitoring of chronic and acute hemodialysis patients as well as providing support and education to the patients family. Functions as an intricate member of the multi-disciplinary team.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• The following is a summary of the essential functions of this job. The employee may perform other duties, both major and minor, that are not mentioned below; and specific functions may change from time to time.
  • Maintains a therapeutic environment through ongoing teaching, and use of sound clinical judgment and intervention in appropriate response to the patients age, size and medical condition.
  • Performs and documents initial and ongoing assessment of the dialysis patient. Implements patient care plans, development of educational needs and evaluation of patient outcome. Documentation will include establishment of nursing diagnosis, orders, goals and progress made toward achieving a positive patient outcome.
  • Recommends patient care needs to the hemodialysis charge nurse.
  • Ensures patient safety through recognition and appropriate response to emergency situations.
  • Sees that cultural practices will be addressed and supported as long as such practices do not harm others or interfere with the planned course of medical therapy.
  • Monitors and assesses patients blood work and adequately studies and treatment and makes appropriate recommendations to members of the multi-disciplinary team.
  • Contributes to development of standards of care, policies and protocols, and assists with QA/QI projects and data collection.
  • Initiates, monitors patient throughout treatment and terminates hemodialysis treatment.
  • Participates in patient and/or family conferences and serves as patient advocate.
  • Supports the philosophy, purpose and objectives of the Dialysis Department and the objectives of the Patient Care Services Department.
  • Performs any other duties as assigned.

Essential Job Qualifications

• Education:

  • Minimum – 2 yr. College degree; preferred – 4 yr. College degree

• Experience:

  • Minimum – 1 yr. Acute care experience; preferred – 1 yr. Hemodialysis experience

• Training/License:

  • NYS Registered Professional Nurse; BLS Certifications

• Other:

  • Nephrology nursing certification preferred, med/surg nursing certification preferred.

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