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Work Shift

Various (United States of America)

Job Summary:

Works alongside the clinical team to provide patient care to people with end-stage renal disease. Monitor and disinfect the dialysis machine and water treatment systems. Provides direct care to dialysis patients.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Evaluates patient care by reviewing patient records; noting changing conditions and needs; measuring health outcomes against patient care standards; re-evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan; making or recommending necessary adjustments;

• Utilize infection prevention and control procedures according to policy.

• Direct patient care to include initiating and discontinuing non-catheter treatments, educating patients and monitoring ongoing dialysis treatments to include patient vital signs, and machine parameters, and assessing for the safety of the treatment and patient at all times.

• Collaborates with the patient, family and multidisciplinary team to coordinate all facets of patient care.

• Assemble and tear down dialysis machines. Inspects machines to ensure testing is performed and readiness of machines in the dialysis unit.

• Disinfection and sanitation of dialysis machines and water treatment systems. Drawing water samples and cultures/endotoxins.

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma General or GED Required

• Associates Nursing Required

• Bachelors Nursing Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - American Red Cross or American Heart Association

• RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact

• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ARC-ALS - American Red Cross or American Heart Association Advanced Life Support or ACLS-P - ACLS-Provisional (180 Days) within 180 Days

Required Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 2 years nursing experience Required

• Minimum 3 years experience in healthcare, or institutional work setting Required

• Minimum 5 years experience working in a health care setting or system Required

Required Minimum Skills:

• Suitable clinical experience, dedication to patient care and safety, attention to detail, excellent written and verbal communication, good interpersonal skills, venipuncture, ability to multitask, excellent teamwork

• Requires the ability to be self-directed and quality focused.

• Expert knowledge/experience in managing all aspects of Clinical Documentation Integrity, including CDI productivity, quality, education and training, compliance auditing, data analysis and trending, report management, performance improvement initiatives

• Demonstrate effective communication skills and collaborates with medical staff, clinical departments, and key facility leadership team members Medium

• Ability to interpret, adapt, and apply guidelines, procedures, and continuous quality improvement initiatives

• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to recommend and implement practical and efficient solutions

• Ability to communicate with various members of the healthcare team.

• Fluency in English and one or more foreign languages, both oral and written

• Ability to self-correct, understand own linguistic limitations, seek clarification, and accept correction.

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