Night Shift Hospital Dialysis Registered Nurse

Acute RN
Contract Details
Position Type: Contract
Contract Duration: 3 months
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The Inpatient RN provides direct patient care in accordance with company policies and procedures which includes FMCNA compliance programs and contracted hospitals policies and procedures. Areas of practice are diverse including but not limited to hemodialysis peritoneal dialysis continuous renal replacement therapies apheresis and ultrafiltration. The Inpatient RN will partner with the hospital to provide quality care to the patient and deliver care that provides a positive patient experience.
Under limited supervision applies considerable knowledge to perform a broad range of tasks which include but are not limited to direct patient care in multiple modalities not limited to hemodialysis peritoneal dialysis ultrafiltration continuous renal replacement therapy and Apheresis.
Provides supervision and direction of Patient Care Technicians and clerical staff; provides direction and education to ICU staff for CRRT.
Responsible for direct patient care of assigned patients in the Inpatient Renal Replacement and Apheresis Services setting and providing the appropriate treatment technique for assigned patients as prescribed in all modality procedures as appropriately defined hemodialysis peritoneal continuous renal replacement therapies ultrafiltration and Apheresis.
Assesses patients responses to treatment therapy making appropriate adjustments and modifications to the treatment plan as indicated by the appropriately credentialed physician. Communicate problems or concerns to the Inpatient Program Manager appropriately credentialed physician patient hospital primary nurse and others as indicated.
Delivers safe effective care in a timely and efficient manner.
Gives organized concise shift reports for patients on assigned shifts. Apply high level thinking skills to shift patient schedules to meet needs of more critical patients due to labs MD order or patient assessment.
Responsible for the implementation administration monitoring and documentation of patients response to prescribed intradialytic transfusions including appropriate notification of adverse reactions to physician and appropriate blood supplier.
Collaborates and communicates with physicians and other members of the healthcare team to interpret adjust and coordinate daily patient care plan to ensure continuity of care.
Initiates and communicates to FMS facility nursing staff and appropriate hospital personnel as needed.
Accurately documents all treatment information in the individual patient record (ACES) and the hospital record as needed.
Cleans and disinfects dialysis machine surface chair equipment and surrounding areas between treatments according to inpatient renal services policies and procedures.
Conducts all tasks necessary for preparation for dialysis treatment and documents where appropriate.
Performs all required pre-treatment dialysis machine alarm testing.
Operates all related equipment appropriately and safely and provides minor trouble shooting when necessary; Understands conducts and documents appropriately Dialysis/Apheresis machine safety tests/alarm tests equipment calibration dialysate testing machine safety tests functional testing and internal and external disinfection on all water & dialysis machines and complies with the documentation/notification standards per FMS policies.
Completes and documents ongoing participation in QAI activities.
Participates in staff training and orientation as assigned.
Acts as a subject matter expert to hospital staff for dialysis related patient/equipment complications.
Responsible for reporting all new or unusual incidents information complaints or problems to the inpatient manager and other parties per the Adverse Event Report requirements. May be assigned to in-center patient care on an as needed basis.
Review and comply with the Code of Business Conduct and all applicable company policies and procedures local state and federal laws and regulations.
Assist with various projects as assigned by direct supervisor.
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Maintains acquired knowledge and remains current in advancements in nephrology in particular relative to inpatient care (hospitalized patients requiring varied treatment modalities not limited to Renal Replacement Apheresis and Ultrafiltration services).
Certification in Nephrology Nursing Apheresis Nursing or both is highly encouraged.
Two years Nephrology Nursing experience required in the last two years as a RN.
Minimum 2 years inpatient dialysis nursing experience required.
Direct patient care interaction with patients outpatient clinicians hospital staff and physicians.
The position requires travel between assigned hospitals and facilities; as well as travel to regional meetings/educational events.
Position requires on call rotation including night day weekend and holidays.
There is potential for exposure to potentially infectious material and contagious diseases/material.
Position provides direct patient care which regularly involves heavy lifting moving of patient and/or equipment 200lbs (with assistance); and may lift chemical and water solutions of up to 30lbs up as high as 5 feet.
Medical Vision and Dental Insurance Plans
~401k Retirement Fund

This organization is the worlds 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 3600 dialysis clinics in 40 countries roughly 110000 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 designing and manufacturing the dialysis machines producing the dialyzers and disposables operating the clinics and developing the protocols all under one umbrella. Interdisciplinary teams bring together clinicians engineers data scientists software engineers and operations specialists in pursuit of better solutions for patients across clinical operations information technology supply chain and research functions worldwide.
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.Healthcare