Critical Care Registered Nurse

Critical Care Registered Nurse at ScionHealth summary :

As a Critical Care Registered Nurse at ScionHealth, I provide essential nursing care to critically ill patients requiring extended recovery, including those needing renal replacement therapy. My role involves assessing patient conditions, documenting treatments, and communicating with medical staff to ensure patient safety and effective care. With a focus on professionalism and patient-centered service, I strive to contribute to the overall recovery and well-being of my patients.

Description

ScionHealth is committed to a culture of service excellence as demonstrated by our employees' adherence to the service excellence principles of Pride, Teamwork, Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Fun, Professionalism, and Responsibility.

As our most acute level of care, our specialty hospitals offer the same critical care patients receive in a traditional hospital or intensive care unit , but for an extended recovery period. Our clinicians play a vital role in the recovery process for chronic, critically ill and medically complex patients.

As a Dialysis Registered Nurse / RN you will :

• The Dialysis Registered Nurse / RN provides professional nursing care to patients of the Hospital and under the license of the Hospital in need of renal replacement therapy.
• This position reports directly to the Dialysis Program Manager or Dialysis Supervisor for the respective facility.
• Documents patient's physical assessment, vital signs, patients treatment reviews and observations in patient medical records; brings issues to the attention of the physician and primary nurse.
• Documents, evaluates and implements dialysis orders.
• Analyzes patient assessments, dialysis orders, laboratory results and discusses issues with the nephrologist.
• Communicates emergencies, patient life-threatening complications, and related incidents to supervisor, hospital staff, and the patient's physician.
• Provides initiation and discontinuation of the prescribed renal replacement therapy, including but not limited to formulating a plan per physician orders, verifying safety measures are in place and complied with, administering medications or other appropriate treatments, and documenting all activity appropriately on the hemodialysis flow sheet or hospital EMR.

Qualifications

Keywords :

Critical Care Nurse, Dialysis Registered Nurse, Patient Care, Healthcare, Nursing, Renal Replacement Therapy, Chronic Illness Management, Acute Care, Medical Records, Patient Assessment