Department: Dialysis
Location: Bay Creek
Hours Per Week: 40
Schedule: Days/Evenings/Weekends
SUMMARY
As a Licensed Practical Nurse in Hemodialysis, your specialized skill set and ability to collaborate with the Registered Nurse is vital to exceptional patient care.
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Conducts and documents a thorough assessment of each patient’s medical status upon admission and throughout the patient’s course of treatment.
* Assists in the implementation of the patient’s treatment plan under the direction of the RN.
* Complies with the evaluation, treatment, and documentation guidelines of the department.
* Acts in compliance with hospital, regulatory, and professional standards and policies.
* Maintains clinical currency by pursuing continuing education opportunities.
* Administers IVP medications specific to dialysis patient population.
* Initiate and discontinue dialysis treatments using multiple access sites including AV fistulas, AV grafts and Central Venous Catheters (CVC).
* Clean and redress CVC skin sites.
* Draw Blood from CVC.
* Respond to CVC line separations.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Graduate from an accredited School of Practical Nursing OR ASN/BSN in Nursing.
* Current New York State Licensed Practical Nurse license.
* Completion of the NYS Department of Health and NYS DOE approved training curriculum for LPN’s working in Outpatient Hemodialysis Units (completed as part of unit based orientation).
* Completion of the NYS DOH and NYS DOE approved annual competency for LPN’s accessing central lines in a hemodialysis unit (completed as part of unit based orientation).
* Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* One year experience preferred.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
* LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - New York State Education Department (NYSED) New York State Education Department (NYSED) New York State Education Department (NYSED)
* BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (AHA) American Heart Association (AHA) American Heart Association (AHA)
PAY RANGE
$27.25 - $33.25
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