Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse, RN

Hourly Rate: $50.00 - $52.00/per Hour (Based on Documented Experience, Qualifications and Market Data). We are currently looking for Full-Time, Part-Time, and PRN RNs for our new location.

We offer an extremely generous package including:

• Weekend differential pay
• Fantastic employee benefit package
• Employer contribution to H.S.A.
• F.S.A. tax savings benefits
• A 4% dollar-for-dollar company match to the 401k plan with immediate vesting
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Employee referral bonus program
• Robust employee recognition and appreciation program
• Quality employee training and development programs
• Comprehensive Medical Benefits
• Vision
• Dental
• STD/LTD/Voluntary Life
• Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Plans
• Pet Insurance
• Discounted auto and home insurance
• Discounted legal services program
• Employer-paid life insurance for 1x employee salary
• Employer-paid assistance program with complimentary counseling, wellness, and legal sessions for employees and household members

What You'll Do

The Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse, RN delivers safe, high-quality care to patients requiring acute renal replacement therapies through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualized care plans. This role provides direct patient care before, during, and after dialysis treatments, including patient assessments, medication administration, monitoring, and documentation.

As an integral member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team, the Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse collaborates with nephrologists, physicians, hospital staff nurses, and other hospital staff to coordinate timely dialysis care, optimize patient outcomes, and ensure continuity of care. The nurse safely operates dialysis and water treatment equipment, maintains compliance with regulatory and infection prevention standards, provides dialysis-related clinical support and education, and participates in quality improvement initiatives to promote exceptional patient care.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• Graduation from an accredited nursing school or equivalent
• Current state license as a registered nurse
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) CPR certification
• One-year of clinical dialysis experience required

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Flexibility to work variable shifts, weekends, holidays, and participate in an on-call rotation.
• Ability to safely operate and troubleshoot dialysis and water treatment equipment.
• Computer proficiency and use of Microsoft Office
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand and satisfactorily communicate in English
• Regularly review and respond to company email messages

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Delivers prescribed acute renal replacement therapies in accordance with physician orders and organizational policies.
• Adhere to all organizational policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and professional standards of nursing practice.
• Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, and decision-making skills, including the ability to recognize changes in patient condition and safely manage dialysis access, medication administration, and infection prevention.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and time management skills with proficiency in electronic medical records.
• Maintain current clinical competencies and participate in required education, training, and competency validation.
• Models excellence in thorough, accurate, and timely documentation in accordance with regulatory, client, and organizational requirements, while promoting the same high standards among team members.
• Collaborate with hospital staff to promote continuity of care and serve as a resource for dialysis-related patient management.
• Demonstrates professionalism, adaptability, accountability, and a commitment to quality, patient safety, and exceptional patient outcomes.
• Apply high-level thinking skills to shift patient schedules to meet needs of more critical patients due to labs, MD order, or patient assessment.
• Demonstrates professionalism, adaptability, accountability, and a commitment to quality, patient safety, and exceptional patient outcomes.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with physicians, bedside nurses, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Adhere to all infection prevention and control standards, including appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE), isolation precautions, and evidence-based infection prevention practices.
• Maintain dialysis supplies, perform inventory activities, and ensure equipment and treatment areas are clean, organized, and ready for patient care.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, patient safety activities, incident reporting, and regulatory compliance efforts to promote continuous improvement.
• Report patient concerns, complaints, safety events, and opportunities for improvement through appropriate organizational channels.
• Serves as a trusted dialysis clinical resource through education and support of patients, families, and hospital staff.
• Ability to coordinate dialysis care with hospital procedures, diagnostics, and discharge planning.
• Takes ownership of lab collections and documentation.
• Knowledge of regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Checks email daily and responds appropriately and timely; uses company-provided email for all work-related email communications.
• Performs other duties as required and/or assigned

General:

• Promotes and implements the Company's mission, vision, and core values.
• Displays excellent and professional written/verbal communication skills.
• Must maintain RN license, BLS CPR certification, and a clean background.
• Demonstrates a high degree of self-motivation and willingness to improve.
• Adheres to all company and departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance and punctuality.

Supervision:

• Reports to the Director of Acute Clinical Operations

Location:

• Laurel, Mississippi within the South Central Regional Medical Center

Work Environment:

This job exists in a hospital and may include exposure to chemicals, potentially infectious material and contagious diseases/material. This role routinely involves the use of both medical and standard office equipment.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position requires the ability to push, pull or lift supplies and products up to 50 pounds. Specific visual abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. Employees are required to take the Ishihara's Color Blindness test as a condition of employment. Note that: Failing the Ishihara Test for Color Blindness does not preclude employment. The Company will consider whether reasonable accommodations can be made. The employee is required to work the full schedule which may range from five to fifteen hours in any given day, based on the unit requirements (i.e. patient census, staffing needs, etc.)