Chronic RN

Chronic RN

Location: Lagrange, KY

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.

• Perform all essential functions under the direction of the Supervisor and with guidance from the Clinical Educator, Preceptor or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses.
• Perform ongoing, systematic collection and analysis of patient data pre – during – post hemodialysis treatment for assigned patients and document in the patient medical record, make adjustments or modifications to treatment plan as indicated and notify Team Leader, Charge Nurse, Supervisor or Physician as needed.
• 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 direct and ancillary patient care staff, all aspects of the daily provision of safe and effective delivery of hemodialysis 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.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Required Experience

• 1 year of Nephrology Nursing experience in the last two years as a RN.
• Chronic hemodialysis experience required.
• For oversight/Team Leader designation: minimum of 9 months experience as a RN and minimum of 3 months experience in chronic/acute hemodialysis as a RN.

Required Skills

• Clinically competent care delivery including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
• Ability to delegate appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff (RNs, LVN/LPNs, Patient Care Technicians).
• Proficiency in ongoing, systematic collection and analysis of patient data.
• Ability to administer medications per prescription or approved algorithm(s) and document medical justification and effectiveness.
• Ability to initiate or assist with emergency response measures.
• Ability to serve as a resource and participate in staff training and orientation.
• Knowledge of correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures.
• Ability to identify expected outcomes and update nursing assessment and plan of care through Interdisciplinary Team collaboration.

Education Requirements

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

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.

Important Notes

• North America maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This client is a global healthcare organization and the world's leading provider of dialysis products and services, dedicated to improving the lives of people living with chronic kidney disease and kidney failure. Operating approximately 3,600 dialysis clinics across 40 countries and employing roughly 110,000 professionals worldwide, this organization runs one of the largest vertically integrated healthcare delivery and manufacturing systems in the world, with around 35 production sites across multiple continents. What makes this organization distinctive is the depth of its integration across the entire dialysis value chain — designing and manufacturing dialysis machines, producing dialyzers and disposables, operating clinics, and developing protocols all under one umbrella. Teams here bring together registered nurses, patient care technicians, clinical operations specialists, engineers, data scientists, and business professionals who collaborate across interdisciplinary functions to directly improve patient outcomes every day.

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: 26-10712

Industry: Healthcare