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Registered Nurse - Dialysis
Location: Cedar Park, Texas
Date Posted: 19 Apr, 2024
Description
Dialysis Nurse Responsibilities:
Checking and recording patients’ vitals before, during, and after dialysis treatment.
Ensuring that hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatments are administered to patients correctly.
Monitoring patients during dialysis treatment to identify any adverse reactions.
Preparing and updating nursing care plans.
Promptly notifying the appropriate medical practitioner of any problems that occur during dialysis treatments.
Working with the dialysis technicians to ensure that dialysis machines and equipment are set up correctly.
Teaching patients and their family members how to operate home dialysis machines should they decide on home dialysis therapy.
Educating patients on dialysis treatment options, kidney disease management, as well as suitable nutrition and exercise regimens.
Dialysis Nurse Requirements:
Bachelor's or associate's degree in nursing.
State license to practice nursing.
Certification through the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC) is advantageous.
Proven experience working as a dialysis nurse.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and observation skills.
The ability to operate dialysis machines.
Education: Bachelors Degree
Certification: Advanced Cardiac Life Support , Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission
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