About the position
Dialysis is located on the forth floor of DCH Regional campus and the main floor at DCH Northport campus. Our hours at the Regional campus are Monday-Saturday 6:30-1900 with call taken on Sunday and after hours. On the Northport campus hours are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with call taken on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and after hours. Our Regional unit has eight dialysis bays, and the ability to perform bedside and peritoneal dialysis. The Northport campus has five dialysis bays and the ability to perform bedside and peritoneal dialysis. The nurses and Certified Dialyses Techs on this unit prepare and perform dialyses treatments on patients within our organization.
Responsibilities
- Provide specialized care to patients who have impaired kidney function and undergo hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis treatments in the acute care environment.
- Plan, coordinate and direct quality, compassionate care by maintaining standards of professional nursing practice and creating positive therapeutic relationships with patients/families.
- Provide leadership to other team members by articulating and delegating expected standards of care, supervising and encouraging team members, and supporting their contributions.
- Supervise LPNs and certified clinical hemodialysis technicians (CCHTs).
- Assess condition on each assigned patient on admission and on an ongoing basis.
- Administer and manage dialysis treatments including set-up, monitoring, and daily maintenance of equipment.
- Manage the full continuum of care for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
- Maintain functional knowledge of dialysis equipment and water systems and follow safety practices.
- Collaborate and coordinate with physicians and other disciplines regarding individualized patient treatment/care plans.
- Administer medication, IV therapy, and perform treatments to all assigned patients.
- Plan and provide patient and/or significant other education based on physical, behavioral, psychological, developmental, and age-related factors.
- Document all patient care assessments, evaluations, activities and/or observations according to policies and procedures.
- Assist with or institute emergency measures for sudden adverse developments in patients.
- Attend in-service programs, all required training/education and unit/departmental service meetings, and competencies.
Requirements
- Current Alabama RN licensure.
- Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider training required.
- 2 years of RN experience with at least one (1) year experience in dialysis is required.
- Professional Nursing Certification preferred.
- Must be able to read, write legibly, speak and comprehend English.
