RN - Dialysis Float (ssmh)
Job posting number: #159319 (Ref:R162874)
Job Description
It's more than a career, it's a calling
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Job Highlights:
You may be eligible for a $10,000 Sign On Bonus!
Dialysis experience is required. This position will float to three St. Louis area ministries: SSM Health DePaul Hospital, SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis, and SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles.
Join our Dialysis team, where you will be valued and make a difference in the lives of our patients and communities. Our leaders are partners to ensure you are heard and valued. We are dedicated to your growth as an employee and as a valued member our communities.
Leadership. The culture at SSM Health is extraordinary. When you work at SSM, you quickly realize it is your family as well. We treat each other and our patients as family and expect our colleagues to have the same values.
Patient Care. At SSM Health, you will play a key role in helping our Dialysis patients feel their best while going through patient care. Patient care and satisfaction are why we do what we do.
Professional Growth and Opportunity. SSM offers multiple opportunities to receive tuition reimbursement, tuition discounts, and join education cohorts designed for busy employees. We also offer committees to get involved and truly have a voice to make a difference in the lives we serve.
Innovative Technology. By working on the Dialysis team at SSM Health, you will have access to work with the most innovative FDA approved Dialysis technology.
Family. While working at multiple SSM Health ministries, you will network with other ministry employees to help broaden your SSM Health family. We also respect your family and work life balance.
*Sign on bonuses are for external qualified candidates. Internal candidates, please check with your recruiter to see what options are available for you.
Job Summary:
Provides director or indirect care to a varying number of patients and performs various functions associated with hemodialysis treatments independently and under the direction of a registered nurse.Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to ensure quality outcomes for the dialysis patient.
- Participates in quality improvement activities to include collection of data and machine maintenance.
- 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. Monitors and troubleshoots dialysis machine and RO/water system.
- 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. Demonstrates proficiency in performing dialysis treatments and in cannulation of vascular access.
- Provides patient education/teaching applicable to the patient's medical condition.
- Sets up and monitors equipment for procedures both during and after.
- Prepares patients for procedures by taking vital statistics and reviewing dialysis orders and lab work. Notes and documents patient's condition during procedure via observation, interview, and monitoring of vital statistics; reports abnormal assessment findings. Contributes to the assessment of patients by collecting data for analysis by an RN.
- Obtains, processes, and transports blood samples and culture specimens as ordered.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing
EXPERIENCE
- No experience required
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare crawling and running.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
State of Work Location: Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Issued by Compact State
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)Job Type:
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