Registered Nurse - RN
On-siteFort Worth, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Conduct initial home visits and provide one-on-one dialysis training for patients and families using state-of-the-art equipment. Perform ongoing assessment, planning, and intervention for assigned home dialysis patients while administering medications and managing emergency responses. Document treatment data, adjust care plans, and ensure proper laboratory collection and shipping procedures. Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to identify barriers to home therapy and educate candidates on transplant and treatment modality options. Participate in staff orientation, quality improvement activities, and on-call rotations covering night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
Required Qualifications
- Current appropriate state licensure
- Current or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification
- Must meet the practice requirements in the state in which he or she is employed
- Must have a minimum of 12 months experience as a RN
- Successful completion of all FKC education and training requirements for new employees
- Entry level for RNs with less than 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience as a Registered Nurse
- Must be able to lift 30 lbs as high as 5 feet
- Must be able to move machines and equipment of up to 200 lbs with assistance
- Must be able to bend over
- Must be able to stand for prolonged periods
- Must be able to move with assistance
- Must be available for on-call rotation
- Must be available for night shifts
- Must be available for weekend shifts
- Must be available for holiday shifts
- Must be available for shifts as defined by individual program needs
- Must be able to travel to training sites, other facilities or patient homes
- Must be able to work in a health care facility with moderate noise levels
- Must be able to be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases/materials
- Must be able to perform essential functions in other locations including patient's home
Desired Qualifications
- Minimum of 1-year experience as a Registered Nurse (preferred)
- Home dialysis therapy experience (preferred)
- Successful completion of 3 months experience as a RN in home peritoneal dialysis and / or hemodialysis
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