Registered Nurse - Float

Dialysis Care Center; Crossville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hospital Indemnity

401(k) with Company Match

PTO

Job summary

Dialysis Care Center is seeking a Registered Nurse to join as a Float RN in Cleveland, TN. This full-time role supports daily clinical operations, supervises staff, and ensures quality patient care across facilities.

The ideal candidate holds an ADN with RN license, 6 months of hemodialysis experience preferred, and demonstrates strong communication, documentation, and teamwork to improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing; ADN required; BSN preferred.
• Current state RN license; in good standing.
• 6 months of hemodialysis experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervises PCTs and directs the day-to-day patient care.
• Reviews new staff documentation for accuracy.
• Coordinates staffing and patient schedules with CNM and manages shift workflow.
• Monitors DCC quality metrics and patient outcomes.
• Documents nursing assessments and dialysis treatment.
• Responds to emergencies and ensures infection control.

Skills

RN

Patient care

Staff supervision

Documentation

Communication

Education

ADN required

BSN preferred

Licensed RN

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Registered Nurse - Float

Full Time Cleveland, TN, US

9 days ago Requisition ID: 2374

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Supports the mission, core values, and customer service of Dialysis Care Center, LLC (DCC).

Adheres to the DCC Policies and Procedures and Compliance Program, including all state and federal

regulatory requirements.

The In Center Hemodialysis Registered Nurse provides safe, high-quality patient care while

coordinating daily clinical operations, supervising direct patient care staff, ensuring regulatory

compliance, promoting operational excellence, and supporting Dialysis Care Center's mission of

exceptional patient outcomes..

PRIMARY DUTIES / ACTIVITIES

• Supervises and mentors the Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) and directs the day-to-day patient care.
• Reviews new staff’s documentation for accuracy.
• Utilizes DCC Labor Logic to optimize staffing, labor productivity, scheduling efficiency, overtime management, and patient treatment scheduling while maintaining safe staffing standards.
• Works with Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM) on developing optimal employee staffing and patient schedules, and Coordinates workflow during assigned shift.
• Creates, maintains, and communicates efficient and timely employee schedules according to the needs of the facility.
• Completes assigned Daily Opening and Closing Procedures
• Monitors DCC Quality Metrics: Kt/V, Anemia. Catheter Rate, Access Infections, Missed treatments, etc.
• Participates in DCC Missed Treatment Intervention initiatives by assisting with patient outreach, rescheduling, and interdisciplinary communication regarding missed or shortened treatments.
• Serves as a resource/subject matter expert for patient needs and issues, staff education, and in service sessions as necessary, working closely with the educators, outcome managers, Anemia managers, and DCC Dashboard specialist.
• Monitors and documents on the DCC Dashboards.
• Supervises and performs direct patient care, including but not limited to taking and monitoring vital signs, pre-treatment assessment, initiation, monitoring, termination, access hemostasis, and post treatment assessment of dialysis
• Responsible for documentation, physical nursing assessment of patients, administering dialysis medications, transcribing physician orders, assessing dialysis adequacy, drive catheter reduction. initiatives
• Assist with patient scheduling, conduct daily clinical huddles, delegate patient assignments, and assist with staff coaching.
• Reviews documentation for completeness and regulatory compliance.
• Reviews laboratory orders, monitors laboratory results through Ascend, ensures proper specimen collection, verifies correct tubes are used, ensures proper packaging and shipment of specimens, and promptly communicates critical laboratory values to the physician.
• Communicates all emergencies, patient life-threatening complications, and related situations to the attention of the medical director, physician, and Clinic Manager. Maintains competency with all emergency operational procedures. Ensures verification and availability of adequate emergency equipment.
• Assesses patients’ response to hemodialysis treatment therapy, making appropriate adjustments and modifications to the treatment plan as prescribed by physician, assessing target weights.
• Ensures compliance with safety and infection preventative measures, performing safety and infection audits on a routine basis.
• Ensuring patient safety and monitoring adverse Event Occurrences.
• Educates patients and Family members on all aspects of End Stage Renal Disease.
• Collaborates with other disciplines to ensure patient outcomes are being met, and instructs patients on pre and post dialysis care.
• Provides ongoing continuous education to patients regarding their renal disease, vascular access and dialysis therapy, fluid management, dietary modifications, medication compliance, discuss modality awareness and transplant awareness.
• Successfully completes all DCC University training modules.
• Maintains annual competency validation.
• Train new and current staff as needed. Assists with the orientation of new employees. Assists with competency validation.
• Participates in mandatory continuing education
• Complete Staff Nurse Water Quality Facility Training
• Participates in all required staff meetings.
• Participation in care conferences and in QAPI
• Float between facilities as needed and work a flexible schedule (including mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays)
• Staff scheduled hours are based on the needs of the facility and are subject to change.
• Ensures mandatory in-services and annual competencies are completed as required.
• Participates in all required staff meetings.
• Travel to other locations as needed..
• Other duties, as assigned.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

• Responsible for supporting the values and customer service standards of HDS/DCC.
• Accountable for outstanding customer service to all staff, clients, and vendors
• Develops and maintains effective relationships through effective and timely communication.
• Initiates action to respond, resolve, and follow up regarding customer service issues with all customers promptly.

EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing, ADN required; BSN preferred
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse
• Maintains state licensure in good standing.

EXPERIENCE

• Must be PC proficient and able to thrive in a fast-paced setting; experience in Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Word and Excel a must • Good presentation & communication skills
• Must be productive & resourceful with the ability to meet deadlines

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

• A minimum of 6 months hemodialysis experience preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Employees are required to pass the Ishihara's Color Blindness test as a condition of employment.

Note that: Failing the Ishihara Test for Color Blindness does not preclude employment. The Company will consider whether reasonable accommodations can be made.

Day-to-day work includes desk and personal computer work and interaction with patients, facility staff, and physicians. Working hours can vary, including the days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Travel to scheduled staff meetings may be required. The position requires travel between assigned facilities and various locations within the community. Travel to regional, Business Unit, and Corporate meetings may be required.

The work environment is characteristic of a health care facility with air temperature control and moderate noise levels. May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases/materials The position provides direct patient care that regularly involves heavy lifting and moving of patients and assisting with ambulation. Equipment aids and/or coworkers may assist. This position requires frequent, prolonged periods of standing and the employee must be able to bend over. The employee may occasionally be required to push and/or pull equipment, exerting up to 15 pounds of force. The employee may be required to frequently lift and lower solutions of up to 30 lbs. and occasionally lift solutions of up to 50 lbs., as high as 5 feet.

Voluntary Benefits

• Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance & Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life and AD&D
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Short-Term Disability & Basic Life/AD&D (1× salary)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) & LifeMart discounts
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) & Extended Sick Leave (ESL)

The duties listed in this job description are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work

that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from

the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to theposition