RN- Dialysis

Summary of Job Purpose:ob Purpose

CAPD RN - Responsible and accountable for setting standards of care for the acute and chronic peritoneal dialysis patient. Oversees the home dialysis program.

Essential Job Responsibilities:Essential Job Responsibilities

The following is a summary of the essential functions of this job. The employee may perform other duties, both major and minor, that are not mentioned below; and specific functions may change from time to time.

Facilitate and direct the nursing care in the unit/department access, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care. Utilize the nursing process as the means of care delivery.

• Oversees all patient teaching to enable patient to perform home dialysis; coordinates the patient training, supply ordering and home visits.
• Coordinates monthly clinical assessment of each patient and sees that interdisciplinary care conferences are held each month.
• Collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary team regarding patient problems as they arise.
• Develops the nursing care to achieve optimal patient outcomes in collaboration with the Director.
• Monitors departmental compliance with regulatory standards and guidelines of DOH, DNV, ESRD & DOQI.
• Utilizes patient satisfaction data to improve care and services.
• Provides direct nursing care and on-call coverage for CAPD and hemo in times of need.

Collaborates with the Director in developing and implementing unit specific goals, objectives, values and mission.

• Demonstrates positive leadership within the hospital.
• Promotes teamwork and team building to promote and implement effective nursing standards of care.
• Develops and revises nursing policies and procedures as needed.
• Acts as a change agent to continuously improve nursing services to meet the needs of HAHV patients.
• Acts as a role model and clinical resource to all the nursing staff.
• Works with the medical staff and other departments to solve problems and achieve goals.
• Demonstrates teamwork philosophy through interaction with all HAHV management, employees and physicians

Provides effective communication throughout the department.

• Verbal and written communication is clear and well developed.
• Ensures that lines of communication between staff, management, and physicians are open. Relays appropriate information in a timely fashion.
• Participates in monthly staff meetings to discuss departmental issues and relay information.
• Participates on hospital committees as appropriate.

Assists and encourages staff to reach optimum potential.

• Coordinates and participates (in collaboration with renal education and HAHV education department) CAPD education to nursing staff in department and HAHV.
• Ensures completion of staff training and development programs on a timely basis, including unit based orientation and a competency program.
• Participates in collaboration with renal education, in community pre-dialysis education.
• Provides education for community nursing home staff when needed.
• Participates in collaboration with renal education, in nursing student education in CAPD/Renal

In collaboration with the Director, performance improvement activities are developed for the unit and department.

• Identify PI needs as appropriate, actively contributes to PI data collection and process utilizing the PDCA model.
• Consistently models attitude of continuous improvement to others.
• Documents unusual occurrences appropriately.
• Tracks and analyzes all incidents.

Demonstrates knowledge of information management principles.

• Adheres to all policies and practices regarding confidentiality of electronic communications, including but not limited to: email, telephone, voicemail, fax, internet usage.
• Keeps current on updates to computer system where applicable.
• Uses data and information to assist in decision making.

In collaboration with the Director, the unit budget is prepared – operational and capital.

• Continuously monitors the budget to meet financial goals.
• Effectively uses resources as endorsed by inventory control and pursues more efficient staffing/scheduling, yet assuring appropriate quality care.
• Verifies availability of all supplies required for proper functioning of the department.

Performs any other duties as assigned.

Goals and Objectives

Essential Job Qualifications:

Essential Job Qualifications

Education:

• Minimum – 2 year college degree; preferred-4 year college degree

Experience:

• Minimum – 2 years acute care experience and minimum of 6 months Peritoneal Dialysis Experience; preferred-2 years dialysis experience

Training/License:

• NYS Licensed and Registered Professional Nurse ; BLS Certification

Other:

• Nephrology nursing certification preferred; med/surg nursing certification preferred

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