Registered Nurse (RN)
Where
- Springfield, MO
What you'll be doing
- Directs patient care technicians provision of safe and effective delivery of chronic hemodialysis therapy to patients in compliance with standards outlined in the facility policy procedure manuals, as well as regulations set forth by the corporation, state, and federal agencies. Assesses daily patient care needs and develops appropriate patient care assignments. Routinely monitors patient care staff for appropriate techniques and adherence to facility policy and procedures. Ensures educational needs of patients and family are met regarding end stage renal disease (ESRD). Provides ongoing education to patients regarding their renal disease, vascular access and dialysis therapy, and other related health conditions. Provides patient specific detailed education regarding adequacy measures where applicable-online clearance monitoring (OLC), adequacy monitoring program (AMP), urea kinetic modeling (UKM). Ensures transplant awareness, modality awareness, and drive catheter reduction. Provides safe and effective delivery of care to patients with ESRD. Assesses patients response to hemodialysis treatment therapy, making appropriate adjustments and modifications to the treatment plan as indicated by the prescribing physician. Communicates problems or concerns to the team leader or physician. Identifies and communicates patient related issues to Team Leader or physician. Initiates initial and annual nursing assessment, and ongoing evaluation and documentation of patient care needs according to medical policies and procedures. Provides, supervises (if applicable), and monitors hemodialysis access care according to established procedures. Implements, administers, monitors, and documents patients response to prescribed interdialytic transfusions, including appropriate notification of adverse reactions to physician and appropriate blood supplier. Ensures accurate and complete documentation by patient care technician on the hemodialysis treatment sheet. Reviews, transcribes, and enters physician lab orders accurately into the medical information system. Ensures correct labs tubes are utilized for prescribed lab specimens and that lab draw and processing procedures are performed appropriately for all lab samples. Ensures that all labs are directed and delivered to appropriate labs. Reports alert/panic and abnormal labs results to appropriate physician. Ensures lab results are forwarded to physicians as requested.
What your background should be
- Current appropriate state licensure. Must meet the practice requirements in the state in which he or she is employed. Minimum of one-year medical-surgical nursing experience preferred. Hemodialysis experience preferred. ICU experience preferred. Successfully complete a training course in the theory and practice of hemodialysis. Successfully complete CPR certification. Icd-9 coding training. Nurses technical training. Must meet appropriate state requirements (if any).
Required Schooling / Training
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Who is the client company
- Concern about hospital and healthcare services.
- If you are interested in this position, send your resume to apply@kochdavis.com
