Lead Dialysis Nurse
Westborough, MA
Full Time
Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital Westborough
Mid Level
LEAD DIALYSIS NURSE -- FULL TIME
Come join our team! Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital is a small community hospital that does big things to help people. Our two hospital units specialize in caring for medically complex patients with a similar acuity to a medical surgical or telemetry unit. With our population typically staying for 2-3 weeks, caregivers see the same patients make progress over time.
Highlighted Responsibilities:
Prerequisites:
1). Graduate from an accredited registered nursing associates degree program required.
2). Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
3). Minimum of 2 years hemodialysis experience.
4). Knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan.
4). Successful completion of Pharmacology exam.
5). Current BLS certification
Benefits:
401(k) Life Insurance
Health Insurance Dental Insurance
Flexible spending account Generous Holidays
Come join our team! Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital is a small community hospital that does big things to help people. Our two hospital units specialize in caring for medically complex patients with a similar acuity to a medical surgical or telemetry unit. With our population typically staying for 2-3 weeks, caregivers see the same patients make progress over time.
Highlighted Responsibilities:
- Responsible for scheduling the dialysis treatment.
- Responsible for staff assignments, hiring, orienting, and evaluating employees.
- Responsible for completing annual performance evaluations of the staff.
- Develop, review and revise policies and procedures annually and as needed.
- Conduct required quality control testing and report to DON.
- Plan and implement Performance Improvement program.
- Responsible for the entire dialysis treatment functioning smoothly and effectively stressing the highest quality of nursing care.
- Have a working theory and practical knowledge of hemodialysis dynamics and procedures including setting up and preparing the dialyzer, initiating dialysis, monitoring dialysis equipment and patient and terminating dialysis.
- Receiving, recording and implementing written orders by nephrologists that directly relate to the dialysis treatment.
- Ensure that patient record contains accurate and comprehensive documentation of the entire dialysis treatment.
- Initiate education regarding renal disease with patient and significant others as appropriate.
- Work directly with the patient’s nurses coordinating medical and nursing orders with the dialysis treatment
Prerequisites:
1). Graduate from an accredited registered nursing associates degree program required.
2). Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
3). Minimum of 2 years hemodialysis experience.
4). Knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan.
4). Successful completion of Pharmacology exam.
5). Current BLS certification
Benefits:
401(k) Life Insurance
Health Insurance Dental Insurance
Flexible spending account Generous Holidays
Apply for this position
Required*