Local Contract Nurse RN - Dialysis

Local Contract Nurse RN - Dialysis - $50-60 per hour at Heart Centrix Solutions summary:
A Local Contract Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in dialysis providing 40 hours per week of patient care in accordance with nursing standards and state regulations. Responsibilities include assessing and monitoring patients before, during, and after hemodialysis treatments, administering medications, collaborating with healthcare teams, and educating patients and families. The role requires physical stamina, adherence to safety protocols, and supervision of patient care technicians as needed during a 13-week contract in Paducah, Kentucky.
Heart Centrix Solutions is seeking a local contract nurse RN Dialysis for a local contract nursing job in Paducah, Kentucky.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty:
Dialysis

• Discipline: RN

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Start Date:

• Duration: 13 weeks

• 40 hours per week

• Shift: 8 hours

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Employment Type:

Local Contract

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

-All duties and responsibilities are expected to be performed in accordance with policy, procedures, standards of nursing practice, state and federal regulations.
-Performs all essential functions under the direction of the Supervisor and with guidance from the Clinical Educator, Preceptor or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses.
-Performs ongoing, systematic collection and analysis of patient data pre – during – post hemodialysis treatment for assigned patients and documents in the patient medical record, makes adjustments or modifications to treatment plan as indicated and notifies Team Leader, Charge Nurse, Supervisor or Physician as needed.
-Assesses, collaborates, and documents patient/family’s basic learning needs to provide initial and ongoing education to patients and family.
-Directs and provides, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, all aspects of the daily provision of safe and effective delivery of hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
-Administers medications as prescribed or in accordance with approved algorithm(s), and documents appropriate medical justification and effectiveness.
-Initiates or assists with emergency response measures.
-Serves as a resource for health care team, participates in staff training and orientation of new staff as assigned.
-Ensures correct laboratory collection, processing and shipping procedures are performed and reschedules missed or insufficient laboratory collections.
-Identifies expected outcomes, documents and updates the nursing assessment and plan of care for assigned patients through collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
-Ensures patient awareness related to transplant and treatment modality options.
-Performs all other duties as assigned by Supervisor.
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.
-The position provides direct patient care that regularly involves heavy lifting, moving of patients and assisting with ambulation. Equipment aids and/or coworkers may provide assistance.
-This position requires frequent, prolonged periods of standing and the employee must be able to bend over.
-The employee may occasionally be required to move, with assistance, machines and equipment of up to 200 lbs., and may lift chemical and water solutions of up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.
-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.
-Day to day work includes desk work, computer work, interaction with patients, facility/hospital staff and physicians.
-The position may require travel to training sites or other facilities.
-May be asked to provide essential functions of this position in other locations with the same physical demands and working conditions as described above.
-Employees are required to take 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…