Responsibilities:

• Checking and recording patients’ vitals before, during, and after dialysis treatment.
• Ensuring that hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatments are administered to patients correctly.
• Monitoring patients during dialysis treatment to identify any adverse reactions.
• Preparing and updating nursing care plans.
• Promptly notifying the appropriate medical practitioner of any problems that occur during dialysis treatments.
• Working with the dialysis technicians to ensure that dialysis machines and equipment are set up correctly.
• Teaching patients and their family members how to operate home dialysis machines should they decide on home dialysis therapy.
• Educating patients on dialysis treatment options, kidney disease management, as well as suitable nutrition and exercise regimens.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $65.00 - $70.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Medical specialties:

• Dialysis

Physical setting:

• Acute care
• Hospital

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Weekly schedule:

• 4x10

Experience:

• Dialysis: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Required)
• RN (Required)
• NY state nursing license (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Ogdensburg, NY 13669 (Required)

Work Location: In person