Registered Nurse – RN

Registered Nurse – RN

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current appropriate state licensure.
• Current or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.
• Must have a minimum of 12 months experience as a RN.
• Successful completion of 3 months experience as a RN in home peritoneal dialysis and/or hemodialysis.

Responsibilities

• Empower, engage and train dialysis patients on peritoneal and home hemodialysis using state of the art training programs and equipment.
• Conduct initial home visits with another staff member present.
• Perform ongoing, systematic collection and analysis of dialysis data for assigned patients and document in the patient medical record.
• Assess, collaborate and document patient/family’s basic learning needs to provide initial and ongoing education to patients and family.
• Direct and provide, in collaboration with the patient, home care partner, direct and ancillary patient care staff, all aspects of the provision of safe and effective delivery of dialysis therapy to assigned patients.
• Administer medications as prescribed or in accordance with approved algorithm(s), and document appropriate medical justification and effectiveness.
• Initiate or assist with emergency response measures.
• Serve as a resource for health care team, participate in staff training and orientation of new staff as assigned.
• Ensure correct laboratory collection, processing and shipping procedures are performed and reschedule missed or insufficient laboratory collections.
• Identify expected outcomes, document and update the nursing assessment and plan of care for assigned patients through collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Ensure patient awareness related to transplant and treatment modality options.
• Assist in the identification, evaluation, selection and education of Home Dialysis candidates and Home Partners.
• Perform assessment and identify barriers of the Home Dialysis candidate’s home environment and partner/family readiness and ability to perform dialysis treatments in the home.
• Train Home Dialysis patients and/or Home Partners on the safe, effective operation and maintenance of all Home Dialysis equipment and treatment supplies through an organized and formal Home Dialysis Training Program.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Preferred Qualifications

• Entry level for RNs with less than 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Minimum of 1-year experience as a Registered Nurse (preferred).
• Home dialysis therapy experience (preferred).