Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse

• Perform dialysis treatments on an acute patient population in a hospital setting, including ICU, ER, Rehab, and Med/Surg units
• Administer and assess each patient’s treatment plan
• Provide and coordinate clinically competent care including assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation for an assigned group of patients
• Delegate appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff
• Participate in decision-making, teaching, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities
• Perform ongoing, systematic collection and analysis of patient data pre – during – post treatment
• Assess, collaborate and document patient/family’s basic learning needs to provide initial and ongoing education
• Direct and provide safe effective patient care for assigned patients as prescribed for all modality specific treatment procedures
• Initiate and coordinate communication with FKC and Non-FKC dialysis providers and appropriate contracted facility personnel
• Perform the implementation, administration, monitoring, and documentation of patient's response to prescribed intradialytic transfusions
• Administer medications as prescribed and documents medical justification and effectiveness
• Initiate and assist with emergency response measures
• Serve as a resource, leader, coach, mentor and role model for new and incumbent employees
• May be asked to provide specialized nursing care instructions to hospital/facility staff
• May be assigned to assist in an Outpatient facility on an as needed basis
• May serve as a Preceptor to new employees
• Required to complete CAP requirements to maintain or advance
• Position requires travel to training/meeting sites and between assigned facilities
• Position requires participation in on-call rotation, night, weekend, holiday or as defined by individual program needs

• Current appropriate state licensure
• Current or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification
• Must meet the practice requirements in all states employed
• Entry level for RNs with minimum 2 years or more of Nephrology Nursing experience in the last 2 years as a RN
• Acute dialysis experience (preferred)
• Six months to one year of dialysis experience or some form of critical care nursing experience
• Successful completion of all FKC education and modality specific training requirements
• 6 months experience in acute dialysis as a RN (for Nurse in Charge oversight)
• Employees are required to take the Ishihara's Color Blindness test as a condition of employment

Acute dialysis experience

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Parental leave