Licensed Practical Nurse -nursing Ambulatory Care

Chronic RN
Contract Details
Position Type: Contract
Contract Duration: 3 months
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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.
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 documents 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.
1 year of Nephrology Nursing experience in the last two years as a RN.

• Must have a minimum of 9 months experience as a RN (for Team Leader/Charge Nurse oversight eligibility).
• Must have a minimum of 3 months experience in chronic/acute hemodialysis as a RN (for Team Leader/Charge Nurse oversight eligibility).

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
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.
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. 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.
Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
~401k Retirement Fund

This global healthcare organization is the world's leading provider of dialysis products and services, dedicated to improving the lives of the millions of people living with chronic kidney disease and kidney failure. With approximately 3,600 dialysis clinics operating across 40 countries and roughly 110,000 employees worldwide, it is one of the largest vertically integrated healthcare delivery and manufacturing systems in the world. The organization designs and manufactures dialysis machines, produces dialyzers and disposables, operates clinics, and develops clinical protocols all under one umbrella creating opportunities for registered nurses, patient care technicians, engineers, data scientists, and operations professionals to see how their work connects directly to patient outcomes.
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