Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse – RN Job Description

Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse – RN Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse – RN to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Supports and promotes the FMCNA’s mission, vision, values, and customer service philosophy;
  • Ensures nephrology physician orders for assigned patients are received and entered in the Medical Record;
  • Serves as a resource for health care team, participates in staff training and orientation of new staff as assigned;
  • Enters all treatment data into the designated medical record thoroughly, accurately and in a timely manner;
  • Assesses daily assigned patient care needs and collaborates with direct and ancillary patient care staff as needed;
  • Performs all other duties as assigned by manager within state, federal and contractual standards;
  • Participates in all required staff meetings as scheduled;
  • Initiates, documents, and completes ongoing QAI activities including monthly reports as directed by manager or designee;
  • Directs and provides safe effective patient care for assigned patients as prescribed for all modality specific treatment procedures;
  • Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to update the nursing assessment and plan of care for assigned patients;
  • Delegates appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff including but not limited to LVN/LPNs and Patient Care Technicians;
  • Expected to complete requirements to advance to the next Inpatient CAP level, for which they qualify, within 24 months from date of hire;
  • Administers medications as prescribed and in accordance with contractual agreement;
  • Assesses, collaborates and documents patient/family’s basic learning needs to provide initial and ongoing education to patients and family;
  • Promotes infection control, equipment and environmental safety.

Requirements:

  • Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA;
  • Requires current state of Indiana license as Registered Nurse;
  • Requires an Associates of Nursing (ASN); Bachelors of Nursing (BSN) preferred;
  • Nursing Day In The Life;
  • Requires that the RN has graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program;
  • Other advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.