Chronic RN

Chronic RN

Location: North Platte, NE

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 3 months
• Pay Rate: $45.00-$46.00 / Hour (USD)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

This position is accountable and responsible for the provision and coordination of clinically competent care including assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation for an assigned group of patients. This may include delegation of appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff including but not limited to RNs, LVN/LPNs and Patient Care Technicians. As a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) health care team, this position participates in decision-making, teaching, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that enhance patient care outcomes and facility operations.

Key Responsibilities

All duties and responsibilities are expected to be performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policy, procedures, standards of nursing practice, state and federal regulations.

• Performs all essential functions under the direction of the Supervisor and with guidance from the Clinical Educator, Preceptor or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses.
• Performs ongoing, systematic collection and analysis of patient data pre - during - post hemodialysis treatment for assigned patients and documents in the patient medical record, makes adjustments or modifications to treatment plan as indicated and notifies Team Leader, Charge Nurse, Supervisor or Physician as needed.
• Assesses, collaborates, and documents patient/family's basic learning needs to provide initial and ongoing education to patients and family.
• Directs and provides, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, all aspects of the daily provision of safe and effective delivery of hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
• Administers medications as prescribed or in accordance with approved algorithm(s), and documents appropriate medical justification and effectiveness.
• Initiates or assists with emergency response measures.
• Serves as a resource for health care team, participates in staff training and orientation of new staff as assigned.
• Ensures correct laboratory collection, processing and shipping procedures are performed and reschedules missed or insufficient laboratory collections.
• Identifies expected outcomes, documents and updates the nursing assessment and plan of care for assigned patients through collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Ensures patient awareness related to transplant and treatment modality options.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Supervision (Team Leader / Nurse in Charge eligibility - after meeting all of the following):

• Successful completion of all FKC education and training requirements for new employees.
• Must have a minimum of 9 months experience as a RN.
• Must have a minimum of 3 months experience in chronic/acute hemodialysis as a RN.

Required Experience

• 1 year of Nephrology Nursing experience in the last two years as a RN.
• Chronic hemodialysis experience required.

Required Skills

• Chronic hemodialysis experience required.
• Ability to perform ongoing, systematic collection and analysis of patient data.
• Competency in medication administration as prescribed or per approved algorithm(s), with appropriate documentation.
• Ability to initiate or assist with emergency response measures.
• Ability to direct and collaborate with direct and ancillary patient care staff in the safe delivery of hemodialysis therapy.
• Correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures.

Education Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current appropriate state licensure (must meet the practice requirements in the state in which employed).
• Current or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• The position provides direct patient care that regularly involves heavy lifting , moving of patients and assisting with ambulation. Equipment aids and/or coworkers may provide assistance.
• This position requires frequent, prolonged periods of standing and the employee must be able to bend over.
• The employee may occasionally be required to move, with assistance, machines and equipment of up to 200 lbs., and may lift chemical and water solutions of up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.
• The work environment is characteristic of a health care facility with air temperature control and moderate noise levels.
• May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases/materials.
• Day to day work includes desk work, computer work, interaction with patients, facility/hospital staff and physicians.
• The position may require travel to training sites or other facilities.
• May be asked to provide essential functions of this position in other locations with the same physical demands and working conditions as described above.
• Employees are required to take the Ishihara's Color Blindness test as a condition of employment. Note that: Failing the Ishihara Test for Color Blindness does not preclude employment. The Company will consider whether reasonable accommodation can be made.

About the Client

This organization is the world's leading provider of dialysis products and services - a global healthcare company dedicated to improving the lives of the millions of people living with chronic kidney disease and kidney failure. With approximately 3,600 dialysis clinics in 40 countries, roughly 110,000 employees worldwide, and around 35 production sites across multiple continents, this company operates one of the largest vertically integrated healthcare delivery and manufacturing systems anywhere in the world. What makes this organization distinctive is the depth of its integration across the dialysis value chain - it designs and manufactures the dialysis machines, produces the dialyzers and disposables, operates the clinics, and develops the protocols, all under one umbrella. Interdisciplinary teams bring together medical professionals, data scientists, software engineers, and operations specialists - including Registered Nurses, Patient Care Technicians, engineers, and clinical operations professionals - in pursuit of better solutions for patients.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-12207

Industry: Healthcare