Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for an Acute Dialysis night shift position requiring a minimum of 2 years of acute hemodialysis experience and proficiency with Fresenius and Baxter equipment.

Details

• Acute hemodialysis unit with 9 standard stations and 1 isolation station
• Patient population includes end-stage renal disease, chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, peritoneal dialysis failure/infection requiring modality change, and transplant rejection requiring hemodialysis
• ICU/PCU and bedside treatments performed 1:1, including patients on ventilators, titratable IV drips, and airborne isolation
• Hemodialysis room operates two shifts per day; patients transported via Patient Transport requested through Epic
• Patient ratio of 1:1–2
• 12-hour night shifts (17:45–06:15), 36 hours per week
• No on-call requirement; when PD/hemodialysis night shift census is low, staff may be assigned to task-based duties within Division departments (no patient assignment)
• Floating is not required
• Every other weekend required
• Self-scheduling
• Epic Dimensions used for documentation; Pyxis for medication management; Voalte phone for nurse communication
• Fresenius T Hemodialysis Machines with CliC and Bibag, Marcor Millennium HX portable reverse osmosis machines, and Baxter peritoneal dialysis equipment used on unit

Requirements

• Active NC or Compact RN license required
• BLS certification required
• ACLS and CDN or CNN certifications preferred
• Minimum 2 years of acute hemodialysis experience required
• Night shift RNs must be competent with cycler, CAPD, obtaining PD fluid samples, and hemodialysis
• Recent acute hemodialysis experience with Fresenius equipment required
• Peritoneal dialysis experience with Baxter equipment required
• Epic experience required

Additional Information

• Orientation is 24 hours total: 12 hours ICU/offsite and 12 hours dialysis room/peritoneal dialysis
• Scrubs are provided
• Contract staff are expected to participate on a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team and may be required to report during catastrophic events, mass casualty incidents, or disasters
• Mid-contract consolidation to a centralized office may occur, with possible reassignment to other units as needed
• RTO requests after booking are not permitted and cannot be arranged on-site; call-offs or unapproved time off may result in contract cancellation
• First-time travelers are not required to have prior travel experience
• Local candidates are accepted