Dialysis Registered Nurse (Rn)

Description

Jefferson Regional Specialty Hospital is a new state-of-the-art facility scheduled to open in Spring 2024 in White Hall, AR. Operated jointly between Jefferson Regional Medical Center and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, this new 87,000 square foot 76-bed hospital, housing 40 inpatient rehabilitation beds with an additional 36 behavioral health beds, will be located just north of Pine Bluff and south of Little Rock. If you are an enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply!

Our Benefits:

• New competitive pay rates

• Various shift availabilities

• Tuition assistance/reimbursement

• Low nurse-to-patient ratios

• Expansive benefit package

• Professional development and advancement opportunities

• Targeted approach to career development

• Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities

• Superior quality patient outcomes

• Supportive leadership and culture

• CEU Support

What you will do in this role:

• Accurately performs patient assessments and identifies patient needs

• Demonstrate competent skills to perform renal replacement therapy treatments per nephrologist orders. The Dialysis RN will perform appropriate patient assessments, evaluation, ongoing monitoring, and nursing interventions in accordance with organizational policies and procedures

• Assist in preparing dialysis treatment areas with needed supplies prior to starting treatments and demonstrates knowledge of nursing procedures and nursing care as it relates to renal replacement therapy

• Ensures dialysis machines and equipment are maintained in good working order per policy

• Provides patient and family teaching as it pertains to the treatment plan, procedures, and preventative measures throughout the rehabilitation stay and prior to discharge

• Provides education to the clinical staff as it pertains to the treatment plan, procedures, and preventative measures

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved Bachelor or Associate school of nursing and a current state license to practice nursing

• At least 2 years of current experience in the specialty OR Certified Dialysis Nurse ("CDN") certification

• Current BLS required. Advanced Cardiac Life Support preferred

• Must be able to safely operate dialysis machines

Jefferson Regional Specialty Hospital will provide inpatient rehabilitation services for adults who have experienced a loss of function or disability due to stroke, brain injury, spinal code injury, neurological disorders, orthopedic surgery and other conditions. Featuring all private rooms, the rehabilitation section of the hospital will provide intense, interdisciplinary rehabilitation therapies and medical care to improve patients' functional independence and help them return home. In addition, Jefferson Regional Specialty Hospital's distinct behavioral unit will offer a continuum of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services for adults and seniors, including crisis stabilization for acute mental health and substance use disorders; detoxification from alcohol and drugs; and treatment for anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and many other behavioral health illnesses.