Registered Nurse - Dialysis

Registered Nurse - Dialysis

Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States

Job Description

DIALYSIS RN **RTO after booking is not allowed and is not allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a cancel and DNR.** REQUIRED CERTS / EXP: BLS required CDN or CNN preferred ACLS preferred 2 years of experience required 1st time travelers accepted JOB DETAILS: Shift: 3x12 0645-1915 (36 hrs only) *Will accept longer contracts through 2/27/2027* Float required as needed On-call required - Sundays from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. as part of the department's RN Sunday rotation Every other weekend required * Because the dialysis census varies, if there are no peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis patients, the RN may be assigned support "tasks" in another department. This does not involve taking a patient assignment, and the RN remains available if dialysis needs arise. Dialysis patient assignments are made whenever census levels permit. * Ratios: 1:1-2 **Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team. Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster. Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed. SKILLS: Need acute hemodialysis experience. This day shift position would not need experience with cycler. (CAPD experience is helpful.) Night shift RN must be competent with cycler, CAPD, obtaining PD fluid sample, and hemodialysis PATIENT DIAGNOSES: End stage renal disease on dialysis, Chronic kidney disease progression to hemodialysis, Acute kidney injury, Peritoneal dialysis failure/infection requiring change of modality to hemodialysis, Transplant rejection requiring hemodialysis. SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: Acute Hemodialysis unit 9 stations and one isolation station. Hemodialysis room two shifts per day, patients transported via Patient Transport requested through Epic. ICU/PCU and bedside treatments 1:1 (patients on ventilators, titratable IV drips, airborne isolation). SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Must have recent acute hemodialysis with Fresenius equipment and peritoneal dialysis experience with Baxter equipment. Fresenius T, Hemodialysis Machines with CliC and Bibag, Marcor Millenium HX portable reverse osmosis machines. UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis and EPIC Dimensions used on unit. Voalte phone to nurse for verbal report. UNIT ORIENTATION: 24 hours; 12 hours ICU/offsite and 12 hours dialysis room/peritoneal dialysis SCRUBS: Provided **INTERNAL NOTES** *Locals accepted at local rate