Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse

Sanderling Renal Services, Inc.; Eureka (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Job summary

Sanderling Renal Services, a reputable provider of turnkey 24-7 dialysis care, seeks an experienced Acute Dialysis RN to work full-time in Eureka, CA. You will deliver dialysis, coordinate care with hospital staff via telemedicine, and ensure quality patient care alongside on-site nurses.

Required are an unrestricted US RN license, nephrology experience, and dialysis equipment proficiency. Competitive hourly pay and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full and unrestricted RN license in the United States.
• Must be licensed in the state where the hospital is located.
• Minimum 2,000 hours nephrology nursing experience.
• Twenty 20 contact hours of nephrology CE in past 2 years.
• Proficiency with dialysis equipment used in acute dialysis.
• CDN exam completed or must pass within 12 months ( waived if >10 years dialysis).

Responsibilities

• Perform dialysis treatments.
• Be available via telemedicine to hospital staff monitoring patients.
• Pre-dialysis patient assessment with floor/CCN.
• Review orders for target weight, fluids, heparin, dialysate.
• Communicate with nephrologist about dialysis orders.
• Document dialysis flow sheet and patient progress.
• Post-dialysis debrief with care team.

Skills

Dialysis care

Acute care nursing

Education

RN License (US)

CDN Certification (or must pass)

Tools

Dialysis equipment

Job description

Sanderling Renal Services, a good company to work for with great people to work with is looking for a full-time, experienced, Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse. We pride ourselves on bringing turnkey 24-7 on-call specialty services to hospitals and health plans nationwide, via our national network of licensed physicians. Leveraging over 25 years of experience as an accomplished physician and developer / operator of over 250 small healthcare facilities, Dr. Jerome Tannenbaum founded Sanderling with a driving ambition to bring high quality medical services to communities around the country. Sanderling’s unique model was developed over the course of Dr. Tannenbaum’s successful career as a healthcare entrepreneur and developer.

Hourly Wage Range: $40-$50.00

Qualifications

• Must hold a full and unrestricted license as a registered nurse in the United States, or its territories.
• Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the state in which the Hospital serviced is located.

Nephrology Experience

• Must have completed a minimum of 2,000 hours experience as a registered nurse in nephrology nursing caring for patients who require or may require dialysis, or
• educating/supervising staff members who care for patients who require or may require dialysis within the two (2) years prior to submitting this application.
• Must have completed twenty (20) contact hours of continuing education in nephrology nursing from approved providers within the past two (2) years
• Must have proficiency with the dialysis equipment utilized in the acute dialysis program.
• Must have be a CDN or shall pass the CDN Examination within 12 months of starting at this position (waived for dialysis nurses with more than 10 years of experience in dialysis)

Responsibilities

• Performance of Dialysis
• Shall be available via telemedicine to the Hospital Floor or Critical Care Nurse and the Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician who are monitoring the patient during the time the patient is on dialysis.
• Prior to initiation of dialysis the Acute Dialysis Nurse will confer with the floor or critical care nurses to discuss the needs and special conditions of the patient.
• Acute Telenephrology RN
• With the assistance of the local nurses and/or on-site CCHT, the Acute Dialysis Nurse will perform a pre-dialysis assessment of the patient.
• The acute nurse shall review the nephrology physician orders to determine the target weight, the amount of fluid to be removed, use of heparin and/or other drugs related to hemostasis, dialysate composition, blood flow rate, and duration of dialysis.
• The acute nurse shall confer with the nephrologist if there is any uncertainty with the dialysis orders.
• During dialysis the Acute Nurse will review the patient’s progress, which will include, but not be limited to, information regarding the patient’s hemodynamic stability, mental status, laboratory values, dialysis access performance, and vital signs. The acute dialysis nurse shall review the electronic dialysis flow sheet, online, with the CCHT who is monitoring the dialysis machine and patient, and shall perform a pre-dialysis and post-dialysis nursing assessment via telemedicine. The acute dialysis nurse shall electronically sign the flow sheet.
• Post dialysis, the acute dialysis nurse shall review the patient’s condition with the floor or critical care nurses, and relate any and all aspects of the patient’s condition that have changed from the time of the pre-dialysis assessment.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance
• Work Location: In person, Eureka, CA.