National Float Pool - Dialysis Registered Nurse - RN
On-siteAlbany, New York, United States
Job Summary
Provide care and treatment to patients with chronic renal disease, assisting and supervising Patient Care Technicians while performing duties as assigned by the Charge Nurse. Complete pre and post treatment physical assessments, initiate and terminate patient treatments including catheter management, and administer medications as ordered by the physician. Clean, disinfect, and perform quality control on dialysis machines, participate in infection control monitoring, and communicate assessment results to the physician and interdisciplinary team. Demonstrate effective staffing ratios per state regulations and promote customer service standards while complying with federal, state, and local laws.
Required Qualifications
- Registered Nurse
- 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
- 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
- Clean, disinfect and provide quality control of dialysis machines as required by policy and procedures
- Participate in infection control monitoring, implementation, and recording
- Use personal protective equipment as necessary
- Be familiar with emergency equipment and all emergency operational procedures
- Demonstrates effective staffing, as appropriate with staffing ratios per state regulations and effective patient care, under the direction of the Administrator
- Regular and reliable attendance
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