Dialysis Charge Registered Nurse - RN
Company: Fresenius Medical Care
Location: Brownsville
Posted on: October 30, 2024
Job Description:
PURPOSE AND SCOPE: Functions as the hemodialysis team leader in
the provision of chronic hemodialysis care and treatment. -
Provides day to day direction and supervision to assigned direct
patient care staff. - Communicates with the physician and other
members of the healthcare team to interpret, adjust, and complete
patient care plans. - Provides safe, effective delivery of patient
care in compliance with standards outlined in the facility
procedure manual, as well as regulations set forth by the company,
state, and federal agencies. Supports FMCNA's mission, vision, core
values and customer service philosophy. - Adheres to the FMCNA
Compliance Program, including following all regulatory and FMS
policy requirements. - -PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
-General and Staff Related:
- Provide day to day guidance, support and direction to direct
patient care staff, providing informal feedback on an ongoing basis
and formal feedback input for the annual performance evaluation. -
Participate in the department staffing and the appropriate hiring,
firing and disciplinary actions. Recommend disciplinary action to
Clinical Manager and initiate as appropriate.
- Ensure compliance with all company and facility approved
procedures and policies as well as regulations set forth by state
and federal agencies in clinics with more than 100 patients.
- Approve or disapprove time or personnel schedule changes in the
absence on the Clinical Manager ensuring compliance with applicable
regulations, policies and procedures for documenting time of work
hours for staff members on assigned shift.
- Participate in patient care plan meetings. -
- Maintain knowledge in the current practices related to the
principles and techniques of dialysis by participating in all
scheduled in-services. -
- Train and orient staff as necessary.
- Routinely observe and guide direct patient care staff for
appropriate technique and adherence to facility policies and
procedures. -
- Promote and assist with compliance to OSHA programs in order to
maintain a safe and clean working environment. -
- Maintain overall shift operation in a safe, efficient, and
effective matter. -
- With Clinical Manager conduct staff meetings at least monthly
or as needed to keep patient care staff informed of changes in
patient care needs or operations to improve delivery of care.
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- Meet routinely with the Clinical Manager to discuss personnel
and patient care status, issues, and information.
- Supervise all documentation of patient information.
- Coordinate Charge Nurse duties with Staff RNs acting in the
relief charge capacity. - Patient Care:
- Assess daily patient care needs and develop and distribute
patient care assignments appropriately. -
- Assume primary responsibility in an emergency situation. -
- Assess patient needs, respond to dialysis treatments, and
communicate concerns to rounding physician. - Implement changes in
patient care/treatment as directed. -
- Monitor and supervise all patient care activity during dialysis
and assist as necessary.
- Collaborate with direct patient care team in making decisions
to benefit patient care.
- Continuously monitor patient's condition with regards to
problems and potential complications associated with dialysis.
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- Administer medications to patients per physician's orders.
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- Act as the subject matter expert and as a resource for staff
members. -
- Supervise and participate in completion of short- and long-term
care plans. -
- Admit new patients according to facility procedure.
- Ensure educational needs of patients are met and educate the
patient and family about End Stage Renal Disease, dialysis therapy,
diet and medication. - Technical:
- Supervise the safe and effective use of all equipment involved
in direct patient care. -
- Operate all dialysis related and emergency equipment safely and
efficiently when needed.
- Perform required testing and verification and initial the
checklist for start-up and shut-down procedures as outlined in the
Technical Services Manual. -
- Complete Nurse's Technical Training Program/Water Quality
Facility Training. Other:
- Assist with special projects or other duties as assigned by the
Clinical Manager
- Assist with the interviewing of potential direct patient care
staff as requested.
- Promote efficient use of medical supplies. -
- Attend and participate in monthly Quality Assurance meetings.
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- Other duties as assigned.Relationships:
- Internal Contacts: Direct Patient Care Staff, Facility support
staff, management teams (Clinical Manager, Area Manager, RVP)
- External Contacts: Physicians, Back-up Hospitals -Additional
responsibilities may include focus on one or more departments or
locations. - See applicable addendum for department or location
specific functions. -The duties listed in this job description are
intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that
may be performed. - The omission of specific statements of duties
does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar,
related, or a logical assignment to the position. - -PHYSICAL
DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:
- The physical demands and work environment characteristics
described here are representative of those an employee encounters
while performing the essential functions of this job. - Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
- 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.
- Day to day work includes desk and personal computer work and
interaction with patients, facility staff and physicians.
- The position requires travel between assigned facilities and
various locations within the community. Travel to regional,
Business Unit and Corporate meetings may be required.
- The work environment is characteristic of a health care
facility with air temperature control and moderate noise levels. -
May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases/materials. - -
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SUPERVISION:
- Direct Patient Care Staff, Ward Clerk as assigned. -EDUCATION:
- Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing (R.N.)
- Current appropriate state licensure. -EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED
SKILLS:
- Minimum of 9 months of nursing experience and an additional 3
months of clinical experience in dialysis
- RN charge nurses assuming responsibility for nursing and
patient servicesin the absence of the Clinical Managermust have
one-yearclinical experience and six months dialysis
experience.
- Supervisory or management experience preferred. -
- Successfully completea training course in the theory and
practice of hemodialysis.
- Good communication skills - verbal and written. -
- Must meet appropriate state requirements (if any).EO/AA
Employer: Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability/Sexual
Orientation/Gender IdentityFresenius Medical Care North America
maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable
federal and state laws.
Keywords: Fresenius Medical Care, Brownsville , Dialysis Charge Registered Nurse - RN, Healthcare , Brownsville, Texas
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