Dialysis RN
Bismarck, North Dakota
Sanford Bismarck Medical Center

RN - Dialysis - Chronic

Location: Bismarck, North Dakota Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day, Evening Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Dakota
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Dialysis experience (1 year minimum), with dialysis experience within the last year
• BLS certification
• Must disclose in the submission if the clinician has ever worked for the health system. If so, the previous end date must be at least 6 months before the submission date.

Role Overview

• Provides all technical services related to dialysis, including dialysis equipment, the water system, and all dialysis-related equipment.
• Equipment used: B Braun Dialog dialysis machines and computerized charting.

Chronic Track

• Never works alone.
• No on-call requirement.
• Patient ratio of 1:4.
• Dialysis unit with 23 stations.

Acute Track

• Works independently, providing 1:1 patient care while on call.
• Patient ratio of 1:2.
• Dialysis unit with 8 stations.
• On call about 6 days per month, 7pm to 7am.
• Works in the ICU and Long Term Acute Care unit.

Schedule

• 12-hour shifts, Monday through Saturday.
• Regular shifts run 7am to 7:30pm. Chronic also includes 4am to 4:30pm shifts.
• Clinic hours are 4am to 8:30pm.
• Every other Saturday and every other weekend, plus holiday expectations.

Float Scope

• Chronic: Does not float.
• Acute: May float to the Long Term Acute Care unit and ICU, only to perform dialysis.

Facility Policies

• Does not accept local travelers with permanent addresses within 80 miles.
• Clinicians must badge in and out at the facility.
• Dress code: navy blue scrubs and appropriate footwear.

Orientation

• Assigned an RN preceptor who evaluates skills and completes a dialysis-specific checklist before the traveler performs independent tasks.