Registered Nurse - Renal Dialysis Unit

Company: ScionHealth
Location: Grand Prairie
Posted on: April 15, 2025

Job Description:

Registered Nurse - Renal Dialysis Unit at ScionHealth summary:
As a Registered Nurse in the Renal Dialysis Unit, you will provide specialized nursing care to patients requiring renal replacement therapy, ensuring safety and adherence to prescribed treatments. Your role involves documenting patient assessments, evaluating dialysis orders, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to optimize patient recovery. This position demands strong clinical skills and the ability to communicate effectively during critical situations.
Description

ScionHealth is committed to a culture of service excellence as demonstrated by our employees' adherence to the service excellence principles of Pride, Teamwork, Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Fun, Professionalism, and Responsibility.

As our most acute level of care, our specialty hospitals offer the same critical care patients receive in a traditional hospital or intensive care unit, but for an extended recovery period. Our clinicians play a vital role in the recovery process for chronic, critically ill and medically complex patients.

As a Dialysis Registered Nurse / RN you will:

• The Dialysis Registered Nurse / RN provides professional nursing care to patients of the Hospital and under the license of the Hospital in need of renal replacement therapy.
• This position reports directly to the Dialysis Program Manager or Dialysis Supervisor for the respective facility.
• Documents patient's physical assessment, vital signs, patients treatment reviews and observations in patient medical records; brings issues to the attention of the physician and primary nurse.
• Documents, evaluates and implements dialysis orders.
• Analyzes patient assessments, dialysis orders, laboratory results and discusses issues with the nephrologist.
• Communicates emergencies, patient life-threatening complications, and related incidents to supervisor, hospital staff, and the patient's physician.
• Provides initiation and discontinuation of the prescribed renal replacement therapy, including but not limited to formulating a plan per physician orders, verifying safety measures are in place and complied with, administering medications or other appropriate treatments, and documenting all activity appropriately on the hemodialysis flow sheet or hospital EMR. Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
  • Current Registered Nurse / RN license in the state of practice required.
  • Current CPR certification through American Heart Association.
  • Minimum 1 year dialysis experience in an acute care or chronic setting preferred.
  • Basic computer skills and proficiency in MS Word and Outlook required.
    
    Keywords:
    Registered Nurse, Dialysis Nurse, Renal Care, Healthcare, Patient Care, Nursing, Chronic Illness, Critical Care, Nephrology, Clinical Assessment
    

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