Registered Nurse - Dialysis

SSM Health; Beaver Dam (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

SSM Health Beaver Dam Dialysis Center seeks a part-time registered nurse to provide direct dialysis care in the day shift, 5:30 am–4:30 pm, totaling 20 hours weekly.

Requires Wisconsin RN license and BLS HCP, with at least 1 year of dialysis experience and a strong focus on patient outcomes and safety.

Qualifications

• RN licensed in Wisconsin with active BLS HCP certification.
• Minimum one year of RN experience.
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a dialysis clinical resource and supervises care delivered by support staff.
• Assesses daily dialysis patient care needs and develops patient care assignments.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to ensure quality outcomes for dialysis patients.
• Participates in quality improvement activities and regulatory compliance.
• Maintains equipment and coordinates with home dialysis departments.
• Performs infection control and safety practices.

Skills

Nursing

Patient assessment

Dialysis care

Education

Accredited nursing program

Job description

• Schedule: Part-time, scheduled 20 hours a week
• Shift: Days
• Hours: 5:30 am to 4:30 pm

It's more than a career, it's a calling

WI-Beaver Dam Dialysis Center

Worker Type

Regular

Job Highlights

• Schedule: Part-time, scheduled 20 hours a week
• Shift: Days
• Hours: 5:30 am to 4:30 pm
• Weekend rotation: Every 3rd weekend

Job Summary

Provides direct nursing care in settings where patients require complex assessments and intervention, in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Primary Responsibilities

• Serves as a dialysis clinical resource and supervises care delivered by support staff. Assesses daily dialysis patient care needs and develops and distributes patient care assignments.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to ensure quality outcomes for the dialysis patient. Evaluates the effectiveness of dialysis treatments and identifies any issues that affect desired patient outcomes.
• Participates in quality improvement activities to include collection of data for the dialysis unit's Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) plan and maintains ownership of regulatory compliance requirements.
• Responds to complaints about patient care and manages through established channels.
• Works with internal and external resources to maintain machine maintenance and partnership with home dialysis departments.
• Performs surveillance and testing of dialysis water treatment equipment and dialysis water (such as chlorine, pH, water cultures) to ensure that these machines are operating within the parameters set within the manufacturer guidelines.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of dialysis laboratory tests and dialysis medications. Demonstrates clinical competence and knowledge in cannulation of dialysis access and proper care and use of central lines. Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of infection control and prevention of transmission of blood borne pathogens.
• Provides patient education/teaching applicable to the patient's medical condition.
• May provide input for hiring, training, directing, developing, and evaluating staff.
• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to medical-surgical nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient's age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's Scope of Service.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

Experience

• Minimum one year of registered nurse experience

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Required Professional License And/Or Certifications

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• • Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
  • Or
  • Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• • Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
  • Or
  • Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• • Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
  • Or
  • Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

3300020045 HEMODIALYSIS BD

Scheduled Weekly Hours

20

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