Dialysis Clinic, Inc. is recruiting top talent interested in supporting our nonprofit mission to prioritize individualized care for hospitalized patients facing acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. Our mission states "the care of the patient is our reason for existence," and our dedicated team embodies our sole purpose during every patient interaction. We seek motivated, compassionate individuals to provide top-notch patient care and offer paid training, competitive pay, outstanding benefits and a positive, mission-driven culture. We are looking for a Dialysis Hospital Services Nurse (Acute RN) to join our team in our Greenville acute hemodialysis unit.
The Acute RN collaborates with hospital and outpatient care team members to ensure patients receive the safest care with the highest-quality outcomes. Schedule: Full-time, 36-40 hours/week, three 12-hour shifts starting at 7am. Some positions are on call 24/7, and rotating call may be required at some locations. Compensation: Pay range starts at $32 per hour, depending on nursing and dialysis experience; experience preferred. Benefits include paid 12-week training with preceptor, comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, life and long-term disability insurance provided at no additional expense to employee, paid time off (PTO) including holidays, extended sick bank (ESB) in addition to PTO – paid time for doctor appointments, sickness or medical leave, retirement plans with $.50 of each contributed dollar matched for eligible employees, up to 8 percent, education reimbursement, employee assistance program, wellness program, and among others.
Responsibilities include preparing and monitoring equipment used for intermittent or continuous dialysis and water treatment in the acute setting, performing and documenting pre-, intra- and post-dialysis assessments, initiating, monitoring and terminating dialysis treatments per established policies and procedures, dispensing medication as ordered and documenting per policy and procedure in hospital medical record, administering blood and blood products per hospital policy and procedure, accurately receiving, transcribing and implementing written and verbal orders from physicians, accessing lab reports, interpreting and reporting necessary information to nephrologist, providing renal education to patients and family members and documenting appropriately, serving as primary dialysis contact for nephrologists and hospital staff and liaison to outpatient dialysis center, adhering to DCI and hospital policies and procedures including proper completion of occurrence reports as necessary, and additional tasks as necessary.
Qualifications required include excellent communication skills, demonstrated clinical proficiency, desire to collaborate with care teams, ability to problem solve, customer service mindset in communicating with patients, team members and partner hospital, current SC RN license, six months' dialysis and/or critical care nursing experience preferred, job shadow opportunities available, current CPR and BLS certifications.