Registered Nurse - Dialysis
Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa Methodist Medical Center

Registered Nurse (RN) - Dialysis (Days)

Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Employment Type: Temporary
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Provide dialysis care including inpatient dialysis patients (acute dialysis experience strongly preferred).
• Patient types include remote telemetry, ICU patients, dialysis patients with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
• Patient ratio: 2:1
• Equipment used: Fresenius 2008T hemodialysis machines, Baxter Homechoice Claria peritoneal dialysis machines.
• Required to float across multiple campuses.
• Scrubs color: Navy blue solids.
• Orientation dates prioritized on 6/22 and 7/6.
• Must work 1-2 of 3 upcoming summer holidays (Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day) unless the unit is closed.
• Workweek: 36-40 hours with overtime after 40 hours.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 24 months of dialysis experience, including inpatient dialysis (required).
• Experience with tele reads and measurements (required).
• Experience using Fresenius dialysis machines (required).
• Active Iowa RN license or compact/multistate license at time of submission.
• Current BLS certification from AHA or American Red Cross.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Skills checklist specific to dialysis discipline (required).
• No first-time travelers; prior travel experience required.
• Professional references or performance evaluations within the last 24 months preferred.

Additional Information

• New graduate orientation (NBO) is 16 hours.
• Call back and on-call pay multipliers apply (details not included here).
• Employee separation policy restricts certain past employees from travel assignments in this market.

This position is ideal for experienced dialysis RNs with strong inpatient and Fresenius machine experience who are available for a temporary assignment in Des Moines, Iowa.