Registered Nurse Acute Dialysis Part Time
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Location: Nashville
Posted on: May 16, 2022
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Part Time () Job Description Registered Nurse Acute Dialysis Part
Time - Job : Registered Nurse Primary Location :
TN-Nashville-Vanderbilt Hospital (VUH) Organization : Renal
Dialysis 201155Description Your Role: The Dialysis Registered Nurse
will apply the nursing process to plan and implement the care of
patients, including patient and family education and continuum of
care planning. The Dialysis RN effectively communicates pertinent
patient/family information to the health care team. Unit Summary :
The Dialysis Unit, also known as the Acute Hemodialysis/Apheresis
Unit, in coordination with a multi- disciplinary team provides
supportive therapies for Adult and Pediatric patients who are being
treated for many diagnoses, requiring continuous and intermittent
hemodialysis procedures as well as therapeutic apheresis, including
therapeutic plasmapheresis, leukapheresis, LDL apheresis,
therapeutic red cell exchanges, and platelet depletions. Our
patients are unique because of they of their vast diagnoses and
varied treatments. The unit is comprised of eight beds including
two isolation rooms. The patient ratio is 1:1 or 2:1. Remote
procedures are performed at the patient's bedside based on acuity
level. One of the perks of working on the unit is the collaboration
within our multi-disciplinary team. Together our team of nurses,
providers, management, case managers, and social workers provide
each patient the treatment they require. Our nurses are successful
because they have supportive peers who believe in teamwork,
continuous learning and applying critical care knowledge during
treatments. We orient new nurses to our unit by providing a
progressive orientation that is structured to meet the needs of the
learner based on their previous experiences. Preferred: Dialysis or
ICU experience Apheresis and/or Hemodialysis experience Position
Shifts: Part Time - Evenings 2 10-hour shifts per week; 3pm -
1:30am As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make
a difference to our patients and their families by bringing
compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please
see our current employee benefits offered: Affordable High Quality
Health Plan Options Dental and /or vision plan 403 (b) retirement
plan Paid Time off (flex PTO) Tuition Reimbursement and adoption
assistance (maximums applied) Short-Long term disability Subsidized
backup childcare And many more... Ask us about our current
inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!! Click here to view how
Vanderbilt Health employees celebrate the difference they make
every day: Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located
in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of
teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of
individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of
changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be
valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. It
is a place where your diversity - of culture, thinking, learning
and leading - is sought and celebrated. It is a place where
employees know they are part of something that is bigger than
themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle
for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to
advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient
care, education, and research. Our Nursing Philosophy: We believe
highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to
Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of quality in
patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an
applied art and science focused on helping people, families and
communities reach excellent health and well-being. Achieve the
Remarkable: Learn more about VUMC Nursing: Nursing Careers :
Benefits : Our Nursing Philosophy : Our Nursing Leadership : Shared
Governance : Education & Professional Development : Life In
Nashville : VUMC Nursing : Basic Qualifications Qualifications: An
Associates or Bachelors in Nursing (BSN) required plus at least 6
months Dialysis or ICU experience Licensure, Certification, and/or
Registration (LCR): Registered Nurse Required Physical
Requirements/Strengths needed & Physical Demands: Heavy Work
category requiring exertion of 50 to 100 lbs. of force occasionally
and/or up to 20 to 50 lbs. of force frequently and/or up to 10 to
20 lbs. of force continually to move objects. Movement Occasional:
Sitting: Remaining in seated position Occasional: Lifting over 35
lbs: Raising and lowering objects from one level to another,
includes upward pulling over 35 lbs, with help of coworkers or
assistive device Occasional: Carrying under 35 lbs: Transporting an
object holding in hands, arms or shoulders, with help of coworkers
or assistive device. Occasional: Bending/Stooping: Trunk bending
downward and forward by bending spine at waist requiring full use
of lower extremities and back muscles Occasional: Climbing:
Ascending or descending stairs/ramps using feet and legs and/or
hands and arms. Occasional: Kneeling:Bending legs at knees to come
to rest on knee or knees. Occasional: Crouching/Squatting: Bending
body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.Reaching above
shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.
Occasional: Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any
direction above shoulders. Frequent: Standing: Remaining on one's
feet without moving. Frequent: Walking: Moving about on foot.
Frequent: Lifting under 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects under
35 lbs from one level to another Frequent: Push/Pull: Exerting
force to move objects away from or toward. Frequent: Balancing:
Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking,
standing, crouching or maneuvering self, patient and equipment
simultaneously while working in large and small spaces Frequent:
Reaching below shoulders: Extending arms in any direction below
shoulders. Frequent: Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning
or otherwise working with hand or hands. Frequent: Fingering:
Picking, pinching, gripping, working primarily with fingers
requiring fine manipulation. Frequent: Bimanual Dexterity:
Requiring the use of both hands. Sensory Frequent: Communication:
Expressing or exchanging written/verbal/electronic information.
Continuous: Auditory: Perceiving the variances of sounds, tones and
pitches and able to focus on single source of auditory information
Continuous: Vision: Clarity of near vision at 20 inches or less and
far vision at 20 feet or more with depth perception, peripheral
vision, color vision. Continuous: Smell: Ability to detect and
identify odors. Continuous: Feeling: Ability to perceive size,
shape, temperature, texture by touch with fingertips. Environmental
Conditions Occasional: Chemicals and Gasses: Medications, cleaning
chemicals, oxygen, other medical gases used in work area. Frequent:
Pathogens: Risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other
contagious illnesses. *INDRN *NHCN *CADiscover Vanderbilt Health:
Located in Nashville, TN, and operating at a global crossroads of
teaching, discovery and patient care, Vanderbilt Health is a
community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple
aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will
be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged.
It is a place where diversity - of culture, thinking, learning and
leading - is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees
know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves,
take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was
good enough yesterday. Text NURSE to 26232 or click below for more
information. Achieve the Remarkable! Click to Learn more about
Vanderbilt Nursing: Our Nursing Leadership Shared Governance
Education & Professional Development Life In Nashville
Salary: $map.get("vacancy_salary-text"). Date posted:
05/13/2022
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