Peritoneal Dialysis RN

Job Description

Job Description

TITLE : PERITONEAL DIALYSIS RN

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES :

The peritoneal nurse is responsible for providing educations training, support, and monitor renal health on the for the home dialysis patient assuring safe and appropriate care.

Position Responsibilities

Candidate Selection

• Evaluate potential peritoneal dialysis candidates.
• Counsel pre-dialysis patients in the choices of treatment modalities.
• Work closely with nephrologists and social worker in evaluating patient for program.
• Evaluate the home environment to see if it meets treatment specifications.

Patient Care :

• Develop and maintain nursing care plans, maintain patient charts.
• Orient and prepare patients to assume primary responsibility for own health maintenance on the peritoneal dialysis program.
• Train the patient and any other family member in the peritoneal techniques. If a nursing home resident, train the appropriate staff in the peritoneal techniques.
• Provide written resources pertaining to peritoneal dialysis.
• Monitor, order the peritoneal supplies and assure prompt delivery to the patient.
• Coordinate care and notify nephrologists when patient is hospitalized.
• Perform tubing changes for CAPD / CCPD patients.
• Provide emergency care if needed.
• Provide written resources pertaining to peritoneal dialysis to include but not limited to machine provider, nephrologists;

emergency numbers for PD nurse to be reached; number of hospital of choice.

• Make monthly visits to the home for surveillance of performance and adaptation.
• Evaluate patients monthly in clinic for lab draw, blood pressure, weight adequacy, and ongoing patient education.

Communications and Patient Service Skills

• Practices according to company policies and procedures, protocols, state and federal regulations for peritoneal patients.
• Ensure the transcription of all physicians’ orders is placed in the patient chart.
• Ensure documentation of all laboratory requisitions and results in a legible and timely manner.
• Attends monthly meetings with patient’s physician to review and revise any orders.
• Contacts patients’ physician if any changes in patients’ health or mental status.
• Works with other staff members to schedule on-call duty, ensuring patient care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Financial Management / Quality Assurance

• Complete charting in a timely manner, assuring all charges are entered properly.
• Advise billing / accounting department of any changes in patient’s insurance.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in the state of practice.
• One year of experience in dialysis.
• Training / teaching experience in the education of patient, family or staff.
• Outstanding oral and written communications skills.
• Current CPR certification.
30+ days ago