RN Dialysis Nurse (Prn) - Outpatient Dialysis (North County)

Position Summary

You may ask yourself "What is different about working in Dialysis at WashU opposed to free standing centers?" Our centers are ran by two RNs for 16 stations with the support of highly trained Dialysis Techs. Our hours make work life balance more appealing with a start time at 6:15. Working PRN offers you the opportunity to be the hero for staff wanting to take vacation time, and gives you flexibility. It takes an expert Dialysis Nurse with exceptional critical thinking skills, a seasoned dialysis nurse who enjoys variety in their day. This unit provides enough "down time" to catch your breath, have a meal and enjoy your patients and coworkers. Did I mention the manager is in touch with her employees?

Our North County Dialysis location is a 16-station, in-center hemodialysis unit with the capability for home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis training and support. The unit has the potential to accommodate 90 in-center hemodialysis patients and up to 40 home modalities patients. This center operates two to three patient shifts a day and is open Monday through Saturday with patients running from 06:15am - 5:00pm. Position hours are three or four days a week, rotating every other Saturday.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Supervises delivery of patient care by technician staff and performs initiation, monitoring, and termination of treatment as needed.

• Completes patient assessment, observes, monitors, and responds appropriately to changes in patient condition, administers dialysis medications and receives report from staff members on patients under their care; completes all required documentation, including primary nurse responsibilities.

• Reviews patient data and communicates accurate and pertinent information to the charge nurse or physician, charting entries appropriately.

• Performs work according to nursing and facility standards inclusive of safety protocols, following state and facility guidelines.

• Performs, verifies, and documents water system safely checks per unit policy; any findings outside the normal range must be reported to the Chief Maintenance Technician.

• Responds to patient and staff concerns in a timely and appropriate manner; pertinent information is reported to charge nurse or nurse administrator, whiling maintaining confidentiality per HIPAA guidelines.

• Educates new and existing patients and their families on the policies and procedures of the clinic, proper fluid control and treatment adherence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Dialysis experience.

• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

• Ability to handle multiple patient issues at one time.

• Independent decision making and the ability to solve problems.

• Ability to work in a team setting.

• Working knowledge of computers.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program with 1 year of nursing experience.
• REQUIRED LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION: Current Illinois and/or Missouri RN licensure as applicable by state of work location, in accordance with Compact Act; Basic Life Support certification (Online BLS certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the BLS requirements).

Grade

S26-H

Salary Range

$28.65 - $49.82 / Hourly

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

Questions

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Pre-Employment Screening

All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Benefits Statement

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EEO/AA Statement

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