Dialysis Registered Nurse

Overview

Responsibilities

How you'll change lives
As a Registered Nurse (RN) at US Renal Care, you'll be an integral part of a cross-functional team, working under the supervision of a Charge Nurse and assisting and supervising Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) to care for patients living with kidney disease.
What you'll be doing
Patient care.

You'll work directly with patients to provide safe, comfortable, and high-quality dialysis treatment.

Responsibilities include completing and documenting physical assessments before and after treatments and monitoring patients during treatment.

You'll ensure quality renal care by completing monthly reviews of patient medication profiles and administering medications according to physician orders.

Teamwork.

You'll be a critical member of an interdisciplinary team to provide all required patient assessment and care planning activities.

You'll also make sure center staffing requirements are met at all times under the direction of the Administrator and according to state regulations for staffing ratios.

Safety & Quality.

Working under the supervision of a Charge Nurse, you'll adhere to all company policies and procedures and state and federal laws and regulations.

You'll participate in all required staff meetings and continuing education offerings.

The Registered Nurse provides care and treatment to patients with chronic renal disease.

This position performs duties as assigned by the Charge Nurse, including assisting and supervising LPNs and Patient Care Technicians.

Acute programs may report directly to an Administrator or the first line of regional operational management which may be an Area Director, Regional Director, or Vice President of Operations, depending on the region/demographics.
Operation Readiness
• Knowledge of and comply with federal, state, local laws and regulations, including health care professionals practice act

requirements.

• Perform duties at all times within limitations established by and in accordance with company policy and procedures,

applicable state and federal laws and regulations.

• Complete patient admission process as outlined in policy and procedure, collaborating with team members regarding

real or potential problems or needs relative to the treatment provided.

• Complete pre and post treatment physical assessments.

• Initiate and terminate patient treatments to include connecting and disconnecting catheters and cleaning catheter sites

per protocol.

• Set up dialysis machines; report machine problems to biomedical technician and/or clinic's Administrator as

appropriate.

• Clean, disinfect and provide quality control of dialysis machines as required by policy and procedures.

• Participate in infection control monitoring, implementation, and recording as requested.

• Use personal protective equipment as necessary.

• Be familiar with emergency equipment and all emergency operational procedures.

• Demonstrates effective staffing, as a...