Registered Nurse Acute Dialysis Part Time

Company: Employer
Location: Nashville
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Beginning of the main content section. Return to the home page Printable FormatJob Description - Registered Nurse Acute Dialysis 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

Keywords: Employer, Nashville , Registered Nurse Acute Dialysis Part Time, Healthcare , Nashville, Tennessee