Dialysis Travel Nurse

Job Summary And Responsibilities
Functions independently and consistently in the delivery of dialysis therapy to all types of patients, including those in complex situations with overt and covert needs and / or complications of treatment through

assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. The registered nurse will be responsible to prescribe, delegate and coordinate nursing care. This position requires providing care/service from a chronically ill to a critically ill through rehabilitating adolescent through geriatric patient population in a manner that demonstrates the functional/ developmental age of the individual served. The registered nurse will incorporate multiple disciplinary care and management with involved health care team members.

• Adheres to established Hospital/departmental policies and procedures, objectives, Quality Assessment and Improvement Program, legal, safety, environmental, infection control standards, Nurse Practices Act and Patient's Bill of Rights.
• Applies clinical knowledge and expertise for coordinating patient care by regularly planning and evaluating the care of patients.
• Establishes and maintains professional and collaborative relationships with other staff members, physicians, patients, patient family members, and the public as appropriate, while assuring confidentiality of all patient information.
• Demonstrates effective nursing judgement and a working knowledge of the nursing process.
• Provides guidance to interdisciplinary team members by supervising nursing interventions and assisting with related tasks.
• Provides leadership by establishing priorities and coordinating nursing care.
• Documents and communicates all observed symptoms, reactions, treatments and changes in the patient condition to the appropriate member of the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Provides for teaching based on identified need.
• Coordinates plan of care with other members of the interdisciplinary health care team to achieve desired goals and outcomes.
• Communicates the plan of care to the patient and care partner(s) for the active involvement of the patient in the evolution of the plan throughout hospitalization.
• Conforms to legal requirements of nursing practice and Hospital policies and procedures.
• Administers medications to assigned patients as directed and assesses and documents patient responses; initiates appropriate interventions per Hospital/Unit policy.

Required
Job Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Associates Degree
• 2 years of recent (within 6-10 months) RN dialysis experience
• Minimum of 2 years acute care experience
• Must demonstrate high proficiency level in the area of hemodialysis, critical care nursing assessment and intervention.
• Electronic Medical Record (EMR) experience;
• Must have a thorough knowledge of nursing principles and procedures, a thorough knowledge and skills and the techniques of the nursing care of the dialysis patient as well as critical care patients including expertise in the use of dialysis equipment, resuscitation equipment and monitoring equipment such as EKG.
• Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR) - Provided by American Heart Association (AHA)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Provided by American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Nursing
• Cerner

Where You'll Work
Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation's largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.

Pay Range
$ $80.00 /hour