RN Dialysis - Per-Diem

JOB SUMMARY

• Job Summary
  • Manages the Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) training and care of chronic PD patients. Supports education with PD patients by reinforcing information provided and providing additional information as needed. Exhibits expertise in Nephrology with a desire to continually expand that knowledge and achieve the highest nursing practice standards.
• Supervisory Responsibilities
  • None specified

REQUIREMENTS

• Qualifications
  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Education and/or Experience
  • Graduate of qualified School of Nursing; a minimum of three years nursing experience, preferably in Nephrology. Minimum of one-year experience in dialysis is required. At least three months experience in peritoneal dialysis is highly desirable. Additional experience in transplantation is recognized.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Physical Demands
  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, to talk and hear, and must have finger dexterity. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES

• Provides a clean and safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
• Assists in the development, execution, and enforcement of policies relative to the protection of patients’ personal and property rights and the general operation of the facilities.
• Maintains and submits appropriate records and reports as may be required by Federal and State agencies and fiscal intermediaries.
• Tracks and documents patient information, which will be used in the unit’s CQI program.
• Serves on the CQI Committee, CKD Committee (if one exists), Patient Care Committee, Risk Management Committee, Infection Control Committee and any other designated patient care committees.
• Manages patient training activities with on-going evaluation of patient response to training and provides feedback for implementation of curriculum changes as necessary.
• Supports education to CKD patients as established within the PD program.
• Provides nursing call in all aspects for PD patients, to include training and retraining, follow-up clinics and consultation, assistance with PD procedures, maintenance of PD patients in home environment, lab testing, and any additional activities that result in the provision of care to the home PD patient.
• Provides the documentation of PD patient outcomes to the PD Nurse Manager, based on Network guidelines, to be reported through the PD unit’s CQI program.
• Acts as a patient coach to patients including vulnerable patient populations by offering self-management support and care coordination.
• Other duties may be assigned.

By submitting this application, I attest that I meet the qualifications and am able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.