Dialysis Nurse Job Description
Dialysis nurse
provides dialysis care to patients and families served in relation to growth and development over the life span to identify their requirements relative to age-specific needs.
Dialysis Nurse Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective dialysis nurse job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included dialysis nurse job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Administer medications as ordered to assigned patients
Be responsible for assessing educational needs of patient and educating the patient and family regarding end stage renal disease, dialysis therapy, diet and medications
Assess patient response to dialysis therapy and make appropriate adjustments and modifications to the treatment plan as indicated or directed by the supervisor or as prescribed by the physician
Teaching patients about their disease and its treatment and answering any questions
Making sure patients are given the correct medications ordered by their doctors
Evaluating patients' reaction to the dialysis treatment and medications
Reviewing the patients' lab work, home medications and activities and letting the doctors know about changes in their patients' conditions
Helping patients follow-up with their transplant center
Supporting the entire care team in delivering quality care in a considerate, respectful manner
Analyzes the assessment data to determine expected outcomes and plan of care
Dialysis Nurse Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Dialysis Nurse
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, BLS, ACLS, AHA, BCLS, EKG, OB
Education for Dialysis Nurse
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the dialysis nurse job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, Science, School of Nursing, Associates, Education, Graduate, Department of Education, Nursing Education, English, Nursing Program
Skills for Dialysis Nurse
Desired skills for dialysis nurse include:
Medication and advance and high tech equipments utilized in the clinics
Age-specific considerations in the provision of care
Procedures performed by dialysis
Current practices related to the principles and techniques of dialysis by participating in all scheduled in-services
DNV
Her age-specific needs
Principles of growth and development over the life span
Budgeting
CMS
Care of all patients
Desired experience for dialysis nurse includes:
Identifies expected outcomes for the plan of care individualized to the patient or situation and for unit specific PI outcomes
The patient’s plan of care is developed, individualized and prioritized daily in collaboration with the patient, family and health team members that is sensitive to the patient’s cultural and spiritual needs and to attain expected outcomes
Evaluates progress toward attainment of expected patient outcomes and unit specific process improvement outcomes daily with patient, family and health team members
Obtains blood samples and other specimens as ordered
Check the patients' vital signs and talk with them to assess their condition
Teach patients about their disease and its treatment and answer any questions
Dialysis Nurse Examples
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Dialysis Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a dialysis nurse. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for dialysis nurse
- Assessment & Planning.Complete initial and ongoing assessments
- Implementation & Evaluation.Demonstrate an ability to provide care in a professional manner by establishing and maintaining nurse-patient relationships
- Leadership & Education.Assume responsibility and accountability for leadership role on the unit care team
- Project Management.Demonstrate organizational ability and is able to prioritize actions based upon clinical staff and unit needs
- Ability and willingness to work a flexible workweek including weekends, on-call, nights and overtime as required
- Experience with Acute/ inpatient dialysis
- Valid American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Responsible for working in close collaboration with the Nurse Manager, Chief of Nephrology and the interdisciplinary team to ensure and provide program services to patients with acute and chronic renal failure
- Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care
- This nurse possesses specialized knowledge and skills regarding the treatment of patients with acute and chronic renal failure in both the inpatient and outpatient settings
Qualifications for dialysis nurse
- Staff float from South Campus to Tucson Campus
- Other certification required according to department policy
- Baccalaureate in Nursing preferred
- Must have a minimum of 12 months of nursing experience, and an additional 3 months of specialized dialysis experience providing clinical nursing care to dialysis patients, in either a chronic or acute setting
- Experience must include dialysis focus of renal and hematological systems, such as managing fluid and electrolyte balances, hemodynamics such as anemia management, iron management, bone disease management and being able to differentiate renal lab values from normal lab values
- Proficient with use of departmental equipment and systems such as patient care equipment, telecommunication systems, information systems, pneumatic tube system, general patient care supplies, and transport equipment preferred
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of dialysis nurse. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for dialysis nurse
- May be required to coordinate care of patients requiring surgical procedures to provide or maintain venous access for dialysis
- Consistently demonstrates sound clinical judgment and the ability to effectively provide and/or direct the care provided by team members for patients on an assigned tour of duty and modifies and updates the plans of care/treatment plans for patients on an assigned tour or duty
- Documentation consistently reflects the use of the nursing process in recording patient responses/outcomes and revising and modifying the plan of care and/or treatment plans
- Travel to the region’s clinics
- Identifies and validates the learning needs of customers by utilizing needs assessments, CQI results, performance improvement results, customer surveys, and course evaluation results
- Develops educational programs and curriculum that promote quality health care, employee or patient growth, and personal wellness
- Implements and/or facilitates programs to meet the identified learning needs of our customers
- Provides leadership in areas of expertise as a resource to the customer
- Evaluates the patient's response to hemodialysis treatment
- Performs post-dialysis assessments of the patient and documents the patient's condition
Qualifications for dialysis nurse
- Demonstrate clinical competence required in the delivery of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) outpatient and inpatient care
- Involve an understanding of the specialized care required to promote desired clinical outcomes for ESRD patients in accordance with national guidelines
- Supervision of dialysis technicians and communication between all hospital disciplines
- Perform physical assessment of patients and assures that data is documented and communicated to physicians and relevant hospital personnel
- Use critical thinking to monitor and evaluate dialysis treatments
- Adapt to rapid changes in the patient condition while managing a fast paced environment
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of dialysis nurse. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for dialysis nurse
- This leadership role also actively manages and develops collaborative partnerships with clinicians and physicians to achieve common goals
- He/she participates in medical center committees, union partnerships and work groups to continuously improve the quality of care and resolve staff and/or patient care issues
- The Nurse Manager creates a positive work environment using relationship based care which enhances care delivery and professional development of clinically competent staff
- He/she monitors and participates in quality and patient care outcome measures, holds staff meetings, and demonstrates positive leadership and communication skills at all times
- Nurse Manager is also responsible for contributing to the establishment and implementation of evidenced based nursing standards of practice
- Responsible for the oversight of staff who are responsible for demonstrating and maintaining full competency in the use, pre-cleaning and/or reprocessing of reusable medical equipment
- Employee must ensure that the appropriate Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and manufacturer's instructions are followed for any step in the use of RME (pre-cleaning, reprocessing, disinfection, sterilization, maintenance) in which he/she is involved
- Nurse Manager is an ECF participant and must meet the performance requirements detailed in that document including performance measures and the HPDM elements of performance in addition to the nursing professional qualification standards
- Performs point-of-care testing as ordered by the physician
- Anticipates needs of patient, including continual pain assessment during procedure
Qualifications for dialysis nurse
- Opportunity for a nursing career for a lifetime
- 3000+ locations across the U.S. for wherever life may take you
- Basic computer skills and proficiency in MS Word and Outlook You might also have (a.k.a
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Critical Care Unit (CCU), Emergency Room (ER), or Medical Surgical (Med Surg) experience
- Certified Nephrology Nurse (CNN) or Certified Dialysis Nurse (CDN)
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with a BSN
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of dialysis nurse. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for dialysis nurse
- Oversees the preparation of the delivery system, dialysis bath, and dialyzer and confirms that all mandatory alarm test on the dialyzer and equipment are performed
- Oversees dialysis technicians in the performance of dialysis from start to finish, monitors patient reaction to treatment and performance of dialysis machines
- Assess, prepares and consulates a patient's vascular access including needle insertion in arterial/venous fistula or grafts for aseptic connection with dialysis equipment
- Documents findings of patient assessment and interventions and advises providers of any significant change in the patient's condition and other pertinent information
- Utilizes sterile technique to assess the dialysis catheter exit site and to apply dressing on the patient's vascular access dialysis catheter, arterial/venous access per protocols
- Maintains skills necessary to perform surveillance on dialysis access catheter, fistula, graft) for early signs of failure or infection
- Refers patient to other disciplines or services as needed (nutrition, social work, Radiology, etc)
- Performs other treatments and diagnostics tests required as part of patient treatment
- Maintains skills necessary to do regional heparin administration, separate and store blood sample, set up oxygen, administer saline, and maintain dialysis equipment, PPD administration and other medications as ordered or by protocol
- Performs surveillance and testing of dialysis water treatment equipment and dialysis water (such as chlorine, hardness, conductivity, water cultures) ensure that these machines are operating within the parameters set in the facility's written protocols
Qualifications for dialysis nurse
- Minimum of one (1) year Dialysis nurse experience
- Current RN licensure in the state in which the RN is working
- Possession of a valid state professional dialysis license if applicable per state requirement or contract specification
- Current BLS card via state regulation or Dialysis Registered Nurse (RN) contract requirement
- Current physical exam per state regulation or Dialysis Registered Nurse (RN) contract requirement
- Experience in applicable specialty preferred
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of dialysis nurse. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for dialysis nurse
- Supervise and perform direct patient care including but not limited to taking and monitoring vital signs, initiation and termination of dialysis, documentation, physical assessment of patients and patient treatments, taking and transcription of physician’s orders, drawing and documentation of ordered laboratory work
- Note signs of trauma, patients’ general physical and mental condition, reviews dialysis orders, documents observations in patient medical records
- Analyze patient assessments, laboratory data and, when concerns are noted, brings issues to the attention of the physician
- Communicate all emergencies, patient life-threatening complications and related incidents to supervisor, Medical Director, Regional Operations Director, Facility or Group Facility Administrator
- Assess patient and family learning readiness and provides appropriate information on renal disease, prescribed dialysis treatment, and medical regimen and its impact on the patient’s state of health and well-being
- Provide dialysis therapy, including but not limited to formulating dialysis plan per physician orders, weight and rate of ultrafiltration, verifying safety measures are in place and complied with, administering medications or other appropriate treatments, discontinuing dialysis according to established procedure, documenting all activity appropriately
- Instruct patients on pre- and post-dialysis care
- Administer patient quality care in a considerate, respectful manner
- Participate in the development and implementation of the patient’s short and long term plan of care and monthly progress note
- Assess the patient's physiologic and psychosocial health status
Qualifications for dialysis nurse
- Specialty Nursing Certification encouraged for all eligible nurses preferred
- On call 1-2 evenings/nights per week (7p - 7a)
- Responsible and accountable for providing and directing effective nursing care to individual and groups of patients
- Responsible for the entire realm of dialysis care including but not limited to patient assessment
- Understanding the specialized care required to promote desired clinical outcomes for ESRD patients
- Will have primary patients assigned and will participate in Quality Improvement (QI) projects