Dialysis Rn Jobs

Plans, coordinates and directs quality, compassionate care by maintaining standards of professional nursing practice and creating positive therapeutic relationships with patients/families. Provides leadership to other team members by articulating and delegating expected standards of care, supervising and encouraging team members, and supporting their contributions. Supervises LPNs, PCAs, PCAs/US, US, Ortho Techs and other non-licensed staff.

• Assesses condition on each assigned patient on admission and on an ongoing basis to include but not limited to the patient’s physical condition, psychological status, social status, spiritual and cultural needs, pain assessment/management, nutritional and functional status, developmental or age related factors, and discharge planning needs. Plans, provides, and documents patient and/or significant other education based on physical, behavioral, psychological, developmental, and age-related factors, after identifying barriers to learning.
• Evaluates and regularly reevaluates patient care; coordinates care planning with patient, family, providers and other disciplines to achieve patient-centered outcomes.
• Assists in performance improvement (PI) activities by serving on PI teams as warranted, assisting with PI measures and supporting and implementing changes necessary for improvement.
• Participates in transition rounds, care planning/problem identification and team shift reports.
• Performs initial and annual competency per job class.
• Applies safety principles when performing care and accurately documents observations, care provided and changes in care plan.
• Assigns and delegates nursing care to team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the capabilities of the team members.

DCH Standards

• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.

Current Alabama RN license required. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider training required. Professional Nursing Certifcation preferred. Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.

WORK CONTEXT

• Must be able to perform structured and unstructured work
• Address conflict and stressful situation
• Responsible to achieve outcomes
• Communicate with different personalities and engage in face to face discussion
• Requires wearing of common protective and safety equipment such as gloves, safety glasses, mask, gowns, etc.
• Demonstrate leadership skills
• Requires decision making that will affect others
• Ability to delegate to team members and students
• Must be able to use electronic mail, telephone and texting
• Must be able to receive delegation
• Must be able to communicate clearly and accurately
• Must be able to work in groups
• Includes possible exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazardous materials and/or cleaning solutions
• Must be meet time pressure and time lines
• Dealing with unpleasant or verbally/physically aggressive personalities

PHYSICAL FACTORS

• Must be able to run in an emergency
• Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation
• Must be able to reach reasonable distances in any direction
• Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.Must be able to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking
• Must be able to stand, walk, kneel, bend, sit and stoop
• Must be able to move fingers in a coordinated manner and must be ablet o feel and perceive temperature, texture, shape and size with fingertips
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Physical presence onsite is essential.
• Must have the ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull and carry objects
• Must possess stamina to work prolonged shifts