Dialysis Registered Nurse (RN) - No experience Required

Confidential

Saint Louis, MO

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Acute Care, Alliance/Partner Management, Basic Life Support (BLS), Blood-Borne Pathogens, Clinical Competency, Communication Skills, Cross-Functional, Data Collection, Data Entry, Dialysis, Documentation, Emergency Care, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Financial Regulations, Healthcare, Healthcare Providers, Hemodialysis, Hospital, Identify Issues, Infection Control, Keyboards, Laboratory Testing, Licensing, Maintain Compliance, Medical Conditions, Medical Tests, Medical Treatment, Nursing, Nursing Credentials, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Patient Education, Performance Management, Performance Reviews, Peritoneal Dialysis, Policy Development, Procedure Development, Professional Services, Quality Assurance, Quality Management, Registered Nurse (RN), Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Standards of Care, Surgical Nursing, Surveillance, Testing, Training/Teaching, Treatment Evaluation, Treatment Plan, Water Treatment
LOCATION
Saint Louis, MO
POSTED
3 days ago
It‘s more than a career, it‘s a calling MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Worker Type: Louis University Hospital is seeking an experienced  Dialysis RN to join our dynamic team in a  fast-paced, acute care setting within a Level 1 Trauma Center. This is not a chronic dialysis role—you will be providing life-saving dialysis treatments to critically ill patients, often in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams including residents. Peritoneal dialysis experience strongly preferred. Experience in acute care or trauma settings highly desirable. Deliver acute hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatments to hospitalized patients. Communicate effectively with residents, physicians, and other healthcare professionals . Serve as a patient advocate , ensuring safe and compassionate care. 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. Serves as a dialysis clinical resource and supervises care delivered by support staff. Assesses daily dialysis patient care needs and develops and distributes patient care assignments. 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 Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry. 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Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday. SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status , or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

About the Company

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American Equity Mortgage, Inc., is one of the nation’s leading mortgage lenders with a proven history of success. For 20 years we have held integrity, leadership, strength and stability making us highly respected in the industry, as well as throughout the communities we serve. We are committed to our customers by specializing in helping people save money through mortgage refinancing, debt consolidation, and home purchase loans. Our employees are continually growing with our ongoing, coaching culture, training and support along with upward mobility promoting from within our organization. Our commitment to helping others carries into social responsibility to support, assist and empower communities with our private foundation known as AEM Cares, along with our corporate giving program to help and enable charitable causes nationwide reach their goals.
COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Financial Services
WEBSITE
https://www.americanequity.com