Travel Nurse RN - Dialysis
Greensboro, NC
The Judge Group
3x12 hrs, Nights

Certifications:

Certs marked with * are preferred

ACLS*, BLS

Skills:

Skills marked with * are preferred

Initiate/ set up dialysis treatment

Ability to cannulate AV fistula

Ability to cannulate AV graft

Absence of disinfectant in system

Dialysate Conductivity testing

Tunneled/ Non Tunneled Catheter

Professional Knowledge and Skills

Activated Clotting Time (ACT)*

Airway management*

Blood glucose monitoring*

Infection control*

Interpretation/Management of Dysrhythmias*

Work Settings

Acute Care Inpatient Dialysis

Care of Patient With

Acute Kidney Injury

Acute renal failure

Hemodialysis

Peritoneal dialysis*

Dialysis treatment

Administration of blood & blood products

Administration of Mannitol/albumin/ 23.4% NaCL

Blood flow rates (Qb)

Dialysate flow rate (Qd)

Management of anticoagulation

Peritoneal catheter malfunction*

Ultrafiltration calculation

Vascular access malfunction

Venous pressure

Symptom management

Air emboli*

Cardiac Arrest/CPR*

Chest pain*

Clotted access/poor blood flow rate

Disequilibrium syndrome*

Filter blood leak

Fluid overload

Hemolysis*

Hyperkalemia

Hypotension

Muscle cramps

Pericarditis*

Pyrogenic reaction*

Seizures*

Apheresis

Apheresis treatment*

Machine alarm troubleshooting procedures

Arterial pressure alarm

Blood leak detector

Conductivity alarm

Venous pressure alarm

Post dialysis treatment

Post treatment access care

Additional Skills

Peritoneal Dialysis*

Apheresis*

Patient Ratios:

Days: 1:3

Nights: 1:3

Weekends: 1:3

Float Required: Yes

Note: Total of 3 campuses

Call Required: Yes

Note: Sunday night only

Weekend Coverage: Every Other

Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract: Possible every other weekend, up to 6 shifts

Orientation Hours: 40

Facility & Patient Care Details

Patient Age Groups: Adults, Geriatrics

Daily Census: Avg. 20 dialysis orders daily

Number of Beds: 10

Additional Unit Information

Interdisciplinary Support:

IV Teams, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Phlebotomy, Radiology, Social Services, Rapid Response Teams, Pharmacy, Transportation, Unit Secretary

Patient Diagnoses:

•    Patient population includes those with end stage renal disease, acute kidney injury, metabolic imbalances, dialysis access problems, or drug overdoses requiring hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis treatments.

•    Patients are acutely ill with a variety of medical-surgical or critical care diagnoses.

•    Apheresis patient population includes patients with various neurologic, renal, or hematologic/oncologic diseases.

Special Procedures/Unit Details:

•    Hemodialysis Department provides hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and apheresis treatments 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

•    Department consists of 9 bays and 1 isolation room for known Hep B patients and is equipped for telemetry monitoring.

•    Nurses’ station contains a central cardiac monitoring station and a patient call system.

•    Nursing care is provided 24 hours, 7 days a week by registered nurses who are supported by an ancillary staff of certified hemodialysis technicians and a nursing secretary.

•    Cardiac monitoring is provided by hemodialysis nurses for patients on telemetry or those requiring surveillance during treatments.

•    The average length of stay is 4-5 hours in the department for hemodialysis/apheresis.

•    For hemodynamically unstable patients in the ICU, treatments are performed in the patient’s room with the hemodialysis nurse at the patient’s bedside during the procedure.

•    Peritoneal dialysis is performed in the patient’s room.

Holiday Comments: None

COVID-19 Vaccine (Facility Guideline):

Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions Only

Flu Vaccine (Facility Guideline):

Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions Only

Job Overview

Description:

MANDATORY QUESTIONNAIRE

*Please answer the following questions and send back ASAP. An offer cannot me made without these answers.*

1. Is your candidate aware that they are being submitted to Cone and have you reviewed the job description with them? (Y or N)

2. Is your candidate flexible with scheduling and aware that the client has a zero-tolerance policy for tardiness and unexcused absences? (Y or N)

3. Are there any barriers (ex. upcoming vacation) that would prevent your candidate from completing compliance on time? The compliance deadline is 12 Noon EST the Wednesday prior to the start date. (Y or N)

4. Is your candidate aware of the Pass Fail EKG exam required by all RNs for Cone Health regardless of specialty? (Y or N)

3x12s, Nights, 630p-7a

Rotating Weekends and holidays

Float required - can be floated between 3 Cone Health campuses.

Call required on Sunday nights ONLY - rotation

•Patient population includes those with end stage renal disease, acute kidney injury, metabolic imbalances, dialysis access problems, or drug overdoses requiring hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis treatments.

•Patients are acutely ill with a variety of medical-surgical or critical care diagnoses.

•Apheresis patient population includes patients with various neurologic, renal, or hematologic/oncologic diseases.

•Hemodialysis Department provides hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and apheresis treatments 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

•Department consists of 9 bays and 1 isolation room for known Hep B patients and is equipped for telemetry monitoring.

•Nurses’ station contains a central cardiac monitoring station and a patient call system.

•Nursing care is provided 24 hours, 7 days a week by registered nurses who are supported by an ancillary staff of certified hemodialysis technicians and a nursing secretary.

•Cardiac monitoring is provided by hemodialysis nurses for patients on telemetry or those requiring surveillance during treatments.

•The average length of stay is 4-5 hours in the department for hemodialysis/apheresis.

•For hemodynamically unstable patients in the ICU, treatments are performed in the patient’s room with the hemodialysis nurse at the patient’s bedside during the procedure.

•Peritoneal dialysis is performed in the patient’s room.

Tablo Dialysis Devices

Baxter Amia PD Devices

Spectra Optia Apheresis Devices