Dialysis RN
Webster, New York
Dialysis at Bay Creek

Registered Nurse – Dialysis

Location: Webster, New York Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Unit: Dialysis

Schedule

• Shift: Day, Monday–Friday, 5:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., combination of 8-, 10-, and 12-hour shifts depending on department needs (8 hours/day, 40 hours/week)
• Weekend Requirement: Weekend rotation, 5:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., combination of 8-, 10-, and 12-hour shifts
• Float Requirement: Yes, to all other Dialysis locations

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New York
• Minimum 1 year of dialysis experience, completed within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Experience in an outpatient setting
• Experience in charge roles
• Fresenius 2008T machine experience
• Ability to cannulate AV graft
• Ability to cannulate AV fistula
• Tunneled/non-tunneled catheter experience
• Dialysate conductivity testing experience
• Epic experience

Clinical Skills

• Chronic outpatient dialysis
• Administration of blood and blood products during treatment
• Cannulation of AV graft and AV fistula
• Tunneled and non-tunneled catheter care
• Dialysate conductivity testing
• Alarm management: air foam detector, arterial pressure, blood leak detector, blood pump, conductivity, dialysate pressure, power failure, temperature, ultrafiltration, and venous pressure
• Blood return, disconnection from AV fistula and dialysis catheter, post-treatment access care, and sterilization procedures
• Blood glucose monitoring and interpretation/management of dysrhythmias
• Infection control
• Management of complications: air emboli, cardiac arrest, chest pain, clotted access/poor blood flow, disequilibrium syndrome, filter blood leak, fluid overload, hemolysis, hyperkalemia, hypotension, muscle cramps, pericarditis, pyrogenic reaction, and seizures

Certifications Required as Specified by Unit

• ACLS (AHA only)
• PALS (AHA only)
• NRP
• TNCC
• EFM
• NIH Stroke Certification (updated annually)

Background and Compliance

• 7-year criminal background check, completed within 3 months of start
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, completed within 3 months of start and run monthly
• Education verification (or foreign equivalency evaluation and transcript/diploma if no education verification is on file)
• Eligibility to work in the United States
• Government-issued photo ID
• Passport-style badge photo with solid background
• Employment application
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement
• Competency exam, as required by specialty
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam, as required by profession
• Skills checklist, completed annually
• Work history verification of at least 2 past employments (agency candidates)
• References: 2 within 3 years of start (agency candidates only; facility does not require)
• Color blind testing (one-time)

Health Requirements

Candidate must complete health requirements and lab work within 5 days of signing the contract.

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, updated annually
• Negative TB test (QuantiFERON, T-spot, or 2-step PPD) within 1 year of start; if positive, a negative chest X-ray within 10 years and annual TB questionnaire are required
• Measles (rubeola), mumps, and rubella immunity (positive titer or vaccines)
• Hepatitis B: surface antibody and antigen titers required for dialysis, or completed series or declination
• Varicella immunity (positive titer, 2 vaccines, or documented history)
• Drug screen within 30 days of start (amphetamines, cocaine, ecstasy, fentanyl, heroin, and opiates)
• Flu vaccination or signed declination during flu season (documentation deadline 12/3)
• Snellen eye exam within 1 year of start
• N95 fit test within 1 year of start, updated annually
• COVID vaccination copy preferred but not required