Dialysis Registered Nurse - 100% Traveling

Want to TRAVEL but need BENEFITS?......Check out PAM Health!

Traveler Dialysis Registered Nurse

$70/hour - 100% travel position

Benefits eligible opportunity and travel expenses reimbursed by company

We offer competitive pay, benefits, and travel reimbursement, as well as the opportunity to travel within ONE organization! PAM Health is a multi-hospital system comprised of over 60 Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals and Acute Rehabilitation Hospitals. Call us to learn more about this unique and exciting opportunity!

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work under the supervision of the Corporate Director of Dialysis
• Perform onsite hospital visits for new, in-house dialysis programs
  • Assist in review staffing needs based on hospital location and projected or established patient census
  • Assist in interviewing of dialysis staff making recommendations on candidates
  • Identify appropriate space in hospitals for:
  • Dialysis treatment room/suite (if available)
  • Machine & Supply storage
• Provide dialysis expertise to dialysis staff, hospital staff and hospital management team
• Ensure dialysis therapy is performed according to PAM policies and procedures, TJC, CMS CfC, and State Board of Nursing
• Conduct follow-up visits to newly launched PAM dialysis programs ensuring:
  • Approved dialysis policy and procedure manual present for staff
    • Ensure employee review and sign off of dialysis P&P
  • Ensuring staff competencies and skills checklist present in employee file
  • Ensuring all dialysis staff complete colorblind testing annually
  • Treatments are performed according to PAM policies and procedures
  • Adherence to proper infection control measures
  • Proper documentation is present and accurate for each treatment
    • Signed consents
    • Physician orders
    • Dialysis documentation records
      • Tablo Treatment Record
      • Hemodialysis Treatment Supplement
      • Hand-off Form
    • Ensuring equipment biological samples are collected, reviewed and signed off by the Medical Director monthly
    • Ensuring machine disinfection per P&P and appropriate documentation in machine records
• Provide staffing support in the event of:
  • Staff emergencies
  • Vacation support
  • Cover assigned hospitals for a defined length of time
  • Travel and Housing will be provided during assignment
  • Planned assignments will be provided as much as possible, but emergent travel may be needed to cover dialysis patients at a location
    • The Regional Dialysis Support Registered Nurse should be prepared to travel on quick notice for emergent assignments
• Perform dialysis treatments within PAM dialysis policies and procedures and established ESRD guidelines
  • Perform a pre and post assessment for each treatment
  • Set up equipment per manufacturer’s guidelines and IFU.
  • Ensuring that hemodialysis treatments are administered to patients per physician’s order.
  • Monitoring patients during dialysis treatment to identify any adverse reactions and take appropriate corrective action
  • Promptly notifying the appropriate medical practitioner of any problems that occur during dialysis treatments.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Training:

• State license to practice nursing.
  • The Regional Support Dialysis Nurse will obtain a compact State License and may be required to obtain other licenses in non-compact States
• Certification through the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC) is preferred but not required.
• Proven experience working as a Dialysis Nurse
  • Peritoneal Dialysis experience is preferred but not required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Experience:One year dialysis experience is preferred

ABOUT US

PAM Health is committed to being the most trusted source for post-acute services in every community it serves by utilizing experienced and dedicated staff to provide high quality patient care and customer service. With over 60 Long Term Acute Care and Rehabilitation hospitals and 16 Outpatient Clinics currently in operation across the country, we are proud to offer services including comprehensive wound care, aquatic therapy, ventilator weaning, amputation treatment, pain management and much more.

Joining our PAMily allows you to work in a collaborative environment with colleagues and leadership with exposure to a variety of patient care levels. Aside from our competitive pay, generous paid benefit time, and excellent insurance options, you will also have opportunities for professional growth through our Education Advancement Program.

We are excited to learn more about you and hope that you consider joining us on a shared mission to improve the lives of others by being an integral part of our We Care Program. Please take a moment to visit us online at www.pamhealth.com for a comprehensive look at how we're able to positively impact our local communities.

PAM Health does not discriminate and does not permit discrimination, including, without limitation, bullying, abuse or harassment, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or HIV status, or based on association with another person on account of that person's actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or HIV status.