Dialysis Nurse

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The Dialysis Nurse Entry supports Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO) mission, vision, and core values. This role provides direct patient care for patients experiencing acute or chronic kidney failure in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and policies, values, and mission of the organization. The Dialysis Nurse Entry monitors and manages patients during acute and chronic dialysis treatments to maintain a safe environment, optimize outcomes, and maximize available resources.

Department Name: Renal Dialysis
Job Status: Full-time
Shift: The shift is 0630-1900 rotating days, Monday through Saturday. We have rotating weekend requirements. *On call component to be discussed.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Experience: One year nursing experience

Certification(s): BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire.

Licensure(s): Registered Nurse (RN) license

***This position may require a BLS certification from the American Heart Association. Click on the following link and enter your zip code to find an appropriate class near you. Please note BLS (CPR cards) from organizations other than American Heart Association, even if it says it is AHA approved, will not be accepted.***

http://ahainstructornetwork.americanheart.org/AHAECC/classConnector.jsp?pid=ahaecc.classconnector.home

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

Neonate - <30 days

Infancy - >30 days to 1yr

Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs

Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs

School age - >5yrs to 13yrs

Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs

Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all the following essential functions. These examples do not include all the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

1. Responsible for the oversight and delivery of direct patient care aligning with established policies, procedures, and state and federal regulations.
2. Direct patient care includes all dialysis modalities: hemodialysis (HD), peritoneal dialysis (PD), Acute HD and PD. Demonstrates knowledge of Transplant along with other therapies as needed.
3. Implements prescribed treatments including Sodium (Na) modeling and Ultrafiltration modeling (when appropriate), ensuring stable treatment therapy.
4. Assesses patient response to treatment, communicates changes to Nephrology Providers and takes appropriate intervention; actively participates in the pre-evaluation, initiation, monitoring, termination, access care, and post evaluation of patients receiving treatment according to established procedure.
5. Assesses patient and family readiness and ability to perform dialysis including patient's home environment if necessary. Directs patients in the preventative maintenance of home therapies equipment, including water systems and analyses as appropriate.
6. Develops and maintains collaborative professional relationships with interdisciplinary healthcare team to provide culturally competent, age-appropriate patient/family care.
7. Evaluate and adjust care as needed; accountable for responding to and resolving barriers with providers, patients, family members, and hospital personnel in a timely manner.
8. Oversees and maintains the patient records including both hardcopies and electronic, for accuracy.
9. Collaborates with patients, families, providers, and a multidisciplinary team to facilitate family meetings and as needed to establish a mutually developed plan of care and in an environment that fosters shared decision making.
10. Assess patient's and family's SDoH (Social Determinants of Health) at home or in other community locations and collaborate with social work and family navigators as needed.
11. Provides education and coaching to patients and families to improve health literacy and work towards self-management of their health; ensures education needs of patients and families are being met.
12. Facilitates coordination of patient access to appropriate medical and specialty providers, medication acquisition and management, procedures/tests, appointments, and referrals.
13. Participates in supporting the learning environment for team members for are precepting, orienting and learning.
14. On Call responsibilities for the Acute Dialysis setting, nights and weekends as scheduled

Guidelines: Trains in the field and assists higher level personnel to acquire learning through practical experience.

Complexity: Performs routine and/or basic tasks common to the field. Procedures, methods, and techniques to be used are well established with options to be considered well defined. Tools, work aids, and materials to be used are specified.

Decision Making: Duties assigned are primarily routine, repetitive, and restricted in intricacy with little or no discretion in how they are carried out.

Communications: Contacts with team members, clients or the public where factual information relative to the organization or its functions are received, relayed, or a service rendered according to established procedures or instructions.

Supervision Received: Under close supervision, the employee receives training to develop skills and abilities in a specific line of work or general occupational area. Work product is subject to close, continuous inspection.

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.

The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.