Urgent Need! Dialysis Registered Nurse

SSM Health; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for Dialysis to provide direct patient care during hospital stays, coordinating with interdisciplinary teams and ensuring patient-centered care. The role includes dialysis assessment, documentation, and adherence to policies and quality standards.

Experience with peritoneal dialysis is strongly preferred; no prior experience is required for entry.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive nursing assessment/reassessment in dialysis settings.
• Documents dialysis-specific assessment and findings.
• Responds to patient care complaints and escalates through proper channels.
• Maintains machine maintenance and collaborates with home dialysis departments.
• Performs surveillance and testing of dialysis water treatment equipment and water cultures.

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital 1201 Grand

every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow,Peritoneal dialysis experience strongly preferred.

Department: DialysisSchedule: Day shift 6:00 am -6:00pmSign-On Bonus : Ask your recruiter about sign-on bonus eligibility

SSM Health - We bring out the incredible in you,Job Summary: The Registered Nurse-Dialysis is a professional practitioner who assesses, manages, directs, and provides nursing care activities during the patient's hospital stay and coordinates planning with other disciplines utilizing a patient/customer driven approach. Provides direct patient care in settings where patients require complex assessments and interventions in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

• Performs comprehensive nursing assessment/reassessment. Documents dialysis specific assessment and findings.
• Provides patient reassessment documenting pertinent observations according to the patient plan of care, changes in condition, status and/or diagnosis, response to care, procedures, etc., and standards of care.
• Assesses and documents patient education needs.
• 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.
• Will treat dialysis patients at the location where they are admitted to the hospital, including the Emergency Department as needed.
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.

No experience required

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