Acute Dialysis RN
Hackensack, New Jersey
HackensackUMC

Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Dialysis

Overview

• Employment type: Clinical
• Unit: Acute Renal Unit
• Contract length: 13 weeks

Location and Schedule

• Location: Hackensack, New Jersey
• Shift: 10:30 AM - 9:00 PM or 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM
• Hours: 10 hours per day, 40 hours per week

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients and assists physicians with patient care.
• Plans, implements, and documents nursing care based on patient needs.
• Identifies patient needs and sets care priorities through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
• Develops, implements, and coordinates individualized plans of care through initial and ongoing assessments.
• Initiates assessments based on patient problems or needs, the physician's medical diagnosis, and the functional health framework.
• Performs therapeutic nursing interventions and manages patient care.
• Documents care based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and/or clinical priorities.
• Advocates for evidence-based practice care standards and supports adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery.
• Provides patient-centric care in alignment with the professional nursing practice model.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Valid New Jersey Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Minimum 1 year of dialysis experience, with experience completed within the last year
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Knowledge of the Fresenius T Machine
• Knowledge of portable RO (reverse osmosis) systems