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0-5 years of experience
Oversaw dialysis technicians in all aspects of patient care; monitored compliance/adequacy of treatments; consulted with physician on prescription/plan changes.
- Assisted physicians in all aspects of patient care, including medication administration, patient
- Utilized clinical expertise and critical nursing judgment to establish a therapeutic relationship with patients and families through effective communication and mutual goal setting.
- Ensured compliance with standards of care outlined in hospital policies and departmental
- Educated patients regarding their conditions and possible treatment options.
0-5 years of experience
Prepared rooms with equipment and supplies, and monitored medical supplies
- Assisted patients and technicians during Hemodialysis treatment
- Maintained sterility and administered medication to patients
- Conducted inspections of drug storage, reviewed medication logs and reports for accuracy
- Followed state regulations and maintained HIPAA and Joint Commission compliance
0-5 years of experience
Assigned to inpatient hospital critical care unit to provide direct care of hemodialysis patients.
- Prepared and operated Plasmapheresis machine; assessed patients before and after each treatment
- Developed plan of care for each treatment and documented patient care provided
- Administered hemopheresis to drug abuse patients
0-5 years of experience
Managed day to day operation of 19 station dialysis facility increasing productivity of individual nurses, increasing staff/patient satisfaction and morale, decreasing overtime
- Developed and planned Continuous Quality Improvement and Risk Management programs, and implement corrective action plans for both programs
- Researched, developed, and implemented policies and procedures specific to the clinical operation of the facility
- Reviewed and collaborated with the regional administrator to improve fiscal outcomes by maximizing staff productivity and managing supply cost
- Coordinated scheduling for patient care staff in the hemodialysis unit maximizing efficiency in patient care and personal organizational skills
- Provided treatment, therapy, assessment and education to 75 chronic dialysis patients on a continual basis
- Provided dialysis and plasmapheresis therapy to patients in an acute care setting including ICU, CCU, CVICU, and PCU
- Assisted nephrologists with procedures such as central line placement; research latest treatment and medication trends and report to the medical director
- Reviewed and assessed patient laboratory values/disease processes and adjust treatment therapy based on results
- Assisted nephrologist, internist, and surgeons with patients hospital stay
0-5 years of experience
- Provided hemodialysis treatments for patients in the chronic and acute stages of renal failure.
- Performed all technical aspects of dialysis procedures.
- Monitored and evaluated patient responses to treatments and applied appropriate adjustments as per protocol or as prescribed by physician.
- Provided patient education on nutritional and fluid requirements; access management, as well as the importance of compliance to treatment regimens.
- Performed duties of a charge nurse for the facility in addition to providing regular patient care.
- Prepared and revised MSDA manuals for five clinics and other facility forms.
- Coordinated and submitted patients’ for kidney transplant list.
0-5 years of experience
Directed patient technicians to provide effective hemodialysis treatment.
- Met the physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients through identification, planning, application, and evaluation of appropriate nursing care
- Closely monitored patients’ condition; recorded changes on status; executed immediate and appropriate action; and informed physician for further consultation.
- Inspect and monitor vascular access.
- Prepared and administer medications.
- Collected specimens for lab requirements.
- Accurate documentation
0-5 years of experience
- Performed dialysis preparatory functions including machine start ups and appropriate technical safety checks
- Performed pre, during, and post treatment vital signs and nursing assessments
- Provided safe, effective delivery of patient care
- Responsible for reporting and documenting all new or unusual incidents, information, complaints, or problems
- Prepared and administered medications
- Worked 3 months as Dialysis Charge Nurse
0-5 years of experience
Performed direct patient care, and assisted and supervise LPN and dialysis technicians.
- Provided safe, effective patient care following facility, state and federal procedures and regulations.
- Reported all new or unusual incidents, information, complaints or problems involving patients’ care to the charge nurse.
- Troubleshooting all dialysis equipment-identifying problems and notifying technicians of necessary repairs.
- Educated the patient on end stage renal disease, diet and medications.
0-5 years of experience
Worked as a Registered Nurse at a dialysis center
- Prepared dialysis machines
- Assessed and monitored patients during dialysis
- Administered IV medications
- Collected specimens for lab tests
- Maintained effective communication with physicians and patients
- Supervised the duties of dialysis technicians
- Recorded and reported daily events of each patient
- Prepared care plans and discussed plan of care with patients and colleagues
6-10 years of experience
Implemented dialysis treatments on patients with permanent fistulas, grafts, and catheters.
- Develop and implement patient care plans.
- Administered medications and intravenous solutions.
- Perform assessments of patient before dialysis treatment
- Observed activities of staff and made recommendations to supervisor for improvement in the quality and effectiveness of patient care.
- Assist in the training of new staff members
0-5 years of experience
Monitor the care and treatment for a 16 chair dialysis clinic as fill in charge nurse.
- Obtain and assess vital signs and treat accordingly.
- Administer IV, PO, SC, and IM medications and monitor for adverse effects.
- Provide proper care of dialysis access and provide patient education
- Communicate the needs of my patients with the NP and other medical staff and treat as directed.
- Computerized patient charting.
0-5 years of experience
- Traveled to different hospitals to provide hemodialysis treatments in the acute hospital setting
- Administered prescribed medications and blood during treatments
- Accessed dialysis catheters as well as AV fistulas and grafts
- Monitored and documented vital signs every 15 minutes during treatment
0-5 years of experience
- [company name] Acutes – Dialysis Nurse ,Brookwood Hospital Acutes, Homewood, Al November 2013 to present
- Responsibilities- providing in patient hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis in an acute care setting. Patient assessments, nursing notes, administration of oral and IV medications, catheter insertion, dressing changes. Functioned independently at contract sites
- Applied assessments, planning, implementation/intervention and evaluation to meet individual patient and facility needs
- Performed set-up of dialysis equipment (Hemodialysis, Peritoneal), monitored, and discontinued treatments per regulatory standards
- Documented all pertinent data and evaluated treatment effectiveness
- Responsible for drawing and preparing lab samples
- Provided health education of needs of patients and families
- Tracked and monitored patient treatments for billing purposes
6-10 years of experience
Responsible for the plan, implement, educate and train the new staff, nursing and medical trainees about the dialysis.
- Management of the health status with the help of the therapy techniques.
- Observe and analyze the patient data, assessment and reports.
- Made recommendations to the appropriate medical professional.
- Participated in the team for the development and management of the short or long term care plans.
- Handles the queries and problems regarding health and resolve them.
0-5 years of experience
Charge and staff nurse overseeing patient care
- Interacted with multiple staff and physicians
- Provided safe and effective treatment
- Assessed and planned patient care
- Registered nurse in Alabama, California, Florida, and Georgia
6-10 years of experience
Evaluate patient care needs, prioritize treatment and maintain patient flow.
- Formulate a dialysis plan for ultra filtration, initiate dialysis through various accesses, and comply with all safety measures.
- Administer medications as ordered per physician and per protocol.
- Advise, review, and mentor Patient Care Technicians.
- Work independently
- Monitor and record patient’s charts
- Provide necessary health education training for patients
6-10 years of experience
- Responsible for patient assessment and initiating their dialysis treatment
- Regularly on call for acute ICU emergent dialysis treatments
- Assisted the nephrologist while they placed temporary catheters on newly diagnosed End Stage Renal Disease patients
0-5 years of experience
Create care plans for peritoneal dialysis patients as part of the interdisciplinary team
- Train patients new to home therapies how to perform both continuous ambulatory and automated peritoneal dialysis
- Instructed patients in proper use of medications, nutrition and wellness activities
- Monitor lab values and communicate with nephrologists the need to adjust medications
- Schedule bimonthly visits for education and physician monitoring
- Participate in facility health record meetings to help set goals for the facility, as well as corrective action plans for outliers
0-5 years of experience
Obtained knowledge about ESRD patient’ care
- Provided Medication reconciliation with patient
- Handled with trouble shooting situations
- Supervised dialysis technicians
- Obtained knowledge about dialysis machines
0-5 years of experience
Directs Patient Care Technician’s provision of safe and effective delivery of chronic hemodialysis therapy to patients. in compliance with standards outlined in the facility policy procedure manuals, as well as regulations set forth by the corporation, state, and federal agencies.
- Delegates tasks to all direct patient care staff like Patient Care Technicians (PCT
- Assesses daily patient care needs and develops appropriate patient care assignments.
- Routinely monitors patient care staff for appropriate techniques and adherence to facility policy and procedures.
- Participates in staff training and orientation of new staff as assigned
- Participates in all required staff meetings as scheduled.
0-5 years of experience
Trained as a dialysis technician and able to assist technicians as needed.
- Think quickly on my feet and able to trouble- shoot on patients’ dynamic symptoms in order to implement fast and safe critical thinking skills.
- Communicate effectively with the physician, social worker, dietician, patient, and caregivers in order to meet each patient’s individual goals.
- Complete extensive patient care plans, monthly foot checks, monthly medication reviews, and ongoing lab reviews in order to build effective and satisfied patient relationships.
- Educate and assess patients continuously in order to improve their quality of life.
- Manage my section of the unit with the dialysis technicians in order to ensure they are providing safe and effective care to the patients.
- Consistently complete documentation requirements and received highest performance and absentee rating in annual review.
0-5 years of experience
Acute dialysis on-call as necessary
- ACLS Certified/ CNN
- Acute dialysis, CAPD, CCPD, and plasmapheresis
- Acting charge nurse for one year. Duties consisted of ordering supplies, scheduling the staff to allow for smooth operation of the dialysis facility
- Acute dialysis, CAPS, CCPD and plasmapheresis. Acted as relief charge nurse for this acute facility
0-5 years of experience
Administered dialysis to critical care patients in the hospital. & the clinic.
- Administered meds & venipuncture.
- Coordinated with care plans, nursing assessments & med checks.
- In charge of keeping Hepatitis B vaccinations up to date.
0-5 years of experience
Treatment of in-hospital dialysis patients
- Administration of complex IV therapy
- Provided direct patient care
- Pre and post treatment assessments
- Preserved and maintained effective open communication of treatment with hospital Nephrologists and Hospitalists
0-5 years of experience
Deliver safe and effective patient care in compliance with company and contracted standards, policies and procedures
- Collaborates with healthcare team
- Update manager on any adverse occurrences, complaints and/or problems that arise
- Assess patient’s response to dialysis treatment
- Educate patient in reference to illness, diet, nutrition
- Administer prescribed medications
0-5 years of experience
Delivers safe and effective patient care in compliance with established company standards.
- Collaborates with diverse healthcare team
- Provides and requests information from other team members as they receive and discharge patients from care according to policy.
- Initiates, documents, and completes ongoing QAI activities including monthly reports as directed by the relevant inpatient program manager
- Responsible for assessing patient and family understanding of therapy regimen and conducting ongoing education for patients and their families regarding any assessed misunderstandings of therapy requirements facing the inpatient.
- Collaborates and communicates with physicians and other members of the healthcare team to interpret, adjust, and coordinate daily patient care plan to ensure continuity of care.
- Ensures all physician orders are transcribed and entered into the medical record in a timely manner.
- Accurately documents all treatment information in the individual patient record.
0-5 years of experience
Autonomously provide hemodialysis treatments to patients in Medical-Surgical, Telemetry, and Intensive Care Units in various Bay Area hospitals
- Practice infection control while cannulating arterial venous fistulas and grafts, accessing central venous catheters, and performing sterile dressing changes
- Communicate effectively with hospital employees and doctors in coordinating patient care
- Administration of blood products, IV antibiotics, and medications
- Utilize critical thinking skills to interpret labs and trouble shoot adverse occurrences during hemodialysis treatments
- Proficient in EPIC Healthcare Systems
- Compliant with The Joint Commission standards of care
- Proficient with use of Fresenius 2008k and crit line monitoring
- Trained in Peritoneal Dialysis with recent exposure to CRRT, TPE, and Apheresis
0-5 years of experience
Perform Hemodialysis to patients in the ICU and on the hospital floor.
- Administer IV push medications
- Document all services in Meditech
- Assess and treat dialysis patients within my scope of practice
- Take and carry out orders from the nephrologists
- Care for the patients dialysis accesses: Fistula, Grafts and Dialysis Central Lines.
0-5 years of experience
Provide hemodialysis treatment and direct clinical care to ESRD patients
- Arrange dialysis equipment according to patient’s requirements
- Oversee dialysis procedure from the beginning to fruition, and identify problems and irregularities in the dialysis procedure
- Provide pre/post care, including preparing dialysate and initiating dialysis circuits
- Document patient progress and manage reports as well as admitting new patients
0-5 years of experience
Collaborates with the Nephrology Medical Director during his PD clinic visits
- Every six months newly diagnosed ESRD clients and their significant other are invited to lunch and learn for the purpose of hearing keynote speakers on Nephrology and to encourage new ESRD
- PD patients are encouraged to express their ideas, concerns and to identify areas of improvement within their world of peritoneal dialysis.
- Very proficient at cannulating patients, doing monthly labs, follow-up labs, monthly educational with additional education as needed, changing transfer sets, conducting and calculating kt/v’s, and conducting peritoneal equilibration tests, exit site care, teaching, clinic visits with either the medical director or other nephrologists
- Engages in periodic home visits as needed
- Encourages an open door policy for patients to communicate with the PD nurse educator
- Refers patients to surgeons who exemplify and encourage open communication between the patient and the medical doctor
- Conducts home visits as needed ie/ prior to home modality start, home acquired infection
- Engages in PD on call as needed.
0-5 years of experience
Provides evidenced based care to in-patient telemetry and floor status dialysis patients
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care addressing patient and family needs
- Effectively educates patients on catheter care, fistula management, medication regimen, and dialysis modalities
- Participates in nursing education via giving in-services to nursing staff and acting as a preceptor for student nurses
0-5 years of experience
Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients’ conditions.
- Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic and laboratory tests to identify and assess patient’s condition.
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
- Monitor all aspects of patient care, modifying patient treatment plans as indicated by patients’ responses and conditions.
- Instruct individuals and families on topics such as health education, disease prevention, and medication administration.
- Assess the needs of individuals and families, including assessment of individuals’ home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems.
6-10 years of experience
- Provide direct patient care in a hospital setting for Hemodialysis and plasmapheresis treatments.
- Coordinated with doctors in notifying of status changes before, during or after treatments.
- Coordinated with other nurses in administrating Hemodialysis related medications and status changes of patients.
- Assigned other staff members to patients in the field.
- Educate patients and family on medications, disease state management and health management.
- Precept newly hired nursing
10+ years of experience
Provide direct patient care
- Perform all aspects of dialysis procedures
- Assess patients and make appropriate adjustments and modifications
- Document patient care
- Administer medications
- Assess educational needs and educate patients and families regarding renal disease, therapy, diet, and medications
6-10 years of experience
Setup and breakdown machines
- Stick patients grafts and fistulas and access catheters
- Begin treatments, monitor vital signs, terminate treatments
- Address any problems during treatments with my patients or the Dialysis technician’s patients
- Pull sticks and apply pressure or flush catheter
- Train new employees
- Make daily patient schedule, update patients history and physicals and other paperwork
- Draw up medications and administer injections
0-5 years of experience
Arrange dialysis equipment according to patients’ requirements
- Oversee dialysis procedure from the beginning to fruition
- Manage cleaning of catheters
- Identify problems or irregularities in the dialysis procedure
- Provide post care and pre care to dialysis patients
- Prepare dialysate and assemble extracorporeal circuits
- Document patient progress and manage reports
0-5 years of experience
Providing care for patients with end stage renal disease. Responsibilities include preparing patients at the start of the shift for dialysis.
- Assessment, vital signs, computing for pre and post dialysis fluids and weight prior to start of treatment.
- Stringing and priming dialysis machines, IV cannulation, and hooking up patients to the dialysis machines for actual 3-5 hour treatments depending on pre-dialysis weight. Medication delivery including IV dialysis medications such as epogen, zemplar and other dialysis medications
- Continuous assessment and vital signs monitoring of patients during actual dialysis
- Charting, documentation of nursing care during dialysis and Coordinating with Nephrologists and other allied health professions regarding current medical condition of patients in the dialysis units as a team approach in managing their care.
0-5 years of experience
Travel between 7 hospitals and medical facilities
- Provides Hemodialysis therapy for Acute Patients via AV Fistula, Graft or Catheter.
- Administers Intradialytic transfusion of blood products, and related Medication as ordered
- Communicates with the Nephrologist and other members of the healthcare team to interpret, and adjust, patient treatment settings to ensure optimal therapy outcomes.
- Monitors and trouble-shoots issues with Dialysis machines
0-5 years of experience
Assess patient condition throughout treatment, refer any complication to physician.
- Initiate/terminate dialysis treatment via approved access site.
- Monitor vital signs and document observation in flowsheet.
- Prepare, administer medication, iv fluids and blood products
- Prime bloodlines and set-up dialysis machines.
- Prepare/mix dialysate and solution for sterilization.
- Observe RO system and respond to visual/audible alarm
- Reprocess dialyzer.
0-5 years of experience
Assist patients with kidney failure through hemodialysis treatment. Monitor and perform treatment and continuously keep a close watch on the equipment readings for their patient. Work closely with other medical staff to ensure that the patient receives efficient, safe dialysis. Dialysis care is provided in various hospitals in Amarillo.
- Treatment removes harmful waste from the bloodstream.
- Monitor fluid balance for their patient
- Educate patients and family members regarding proper nutrition and dialysis access care for them daily.
- Began working at BSA Hospital as a Licensed Vocational Nurse on the Orthopedic Unit and finished my BSN in 2004.
- Assisted as a relief charge nurse in CCU.
- Received the confidence to fulfill my dream of becoming a travel nurse.
0-5 years of experience
Acute Dialysis Nurse in all aspects of hemodialysis in an acute care setting
- Responsible for initiating and educating all new hemodialysis patients
- Responsible for continuing education on all dialysis patients in the acute care setting
- Responsible for scheduling patients for next day treatments
- Charge nurse responsibilities
6-10 years of experience
Provide hemodialysis care to hospitalized patients. Work with floor nurses to create care plan appropriate to patient with renal failure
- Author/co-author on policies and procedures for department standards. Shared leadership committee member
- Peritoneal dialysis educator
- Provide support and relief for staff nurses on medical/surgical units
0-5 years of experience
Registered Dialysis Nurse working independently in the Fresenius acute inpatient programs covering Pfour, acute programs at Chester County Hospital, LifeCare, Paoli Hospital, and Bryn Mar Rehabilitation Hospital.
- Provided acute, individualized dialysis in an acute hospital setting, including Med-Surg, ICU, CCU/Telemetry, Orthopedics, Step Down units, Emergency Room, and Acute Dialysis Units.
- Calibrate, troubleshoot, and monitor Fresenius dialysis machines and RO water treatment systems.
- Collaborate with physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, floor nurses, technicians and aids to give prescribed and safe dialysis treatments in an inpatient hospital setting.
0-5 years of experience
Provided pre assessments and post assessments to dialysis patients
- Review dialysis orders, notes and general condition of patients
- Administer medications and treatment prescribed by Nephrologist
- Document patient progress and manage monthly care plans
- Infection Control Manager
0-5 years of experience
Nursing assessments, determining risk factors that may affect the patient.
- Educating the patient starting and monitoring dialysis
- Checks on the function of the machine, the patient’s vital signals, and ends the procedure at the appropriate time
- Determine dietary and medication requirements.
0-5 years of experience
Assessing vital signs.
- Discussing patient concerns and answering questions relevant to care.
- Overseeing dialysis from start to finish and monitoring patient reaction to treatment.
- Verifying that patients are taking all prescribed medications.
- Advising doctors of any significant change in patients’ health and working closely with others on the dialysis team.
- Maintaining medical inventory, notifying managers when supplies are needed, and accounting for medication use.
- Educating patients and administering medications.
- Arranging for follow up appointments and reporting to upper management and/or physicians as needed.
0-5 years of experience
Compiling information for monthly reports and Facility Health Records
- Monthly clinic visits which include assessment, monthly teaching, and drawing labs
- Monitor changes in health status and reporting changes to physician.
- Set up appointments, paper work, and making sure recommendations are carried out, calling in medication refills.
- Administering IV and IP medications
0-5 years of experience
Administer medication
- Perform direct patient care including head-to-toe assessment
- Chart relevant patient information
- Monitor patients’ health and wellness during hemodialysis
- Perform cannulation, prepare patient for hemodialysis, initiate and terminate hemodialysis as needed
0-5 years of experience
- Coordinate and implement the complete total pediatric hemodialysis procedure.
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluat individualized patient care as well as general nursing care of patients.
- Provide guidance to ancillary personnel, including LPNs and technicians, assigned to the unit.
- Keep track of the patient’s vital signs and general status while the dialysis is underway.
- Record and chart data and information required for the nephrologists or kidney doctor to assess the patient’s condition.
0-5 years of experience
Initiate Cather care, Cannulate fistulae, and grafts
- Promote health, support for the patients and their families coping with their illness
- Set up and trouble shoot various dialysis machines
- Skilled in Cobe plus machine, Fresenius k, and the Fresenius H
- To work under the supervision of the doctors and may be assisted by other nurses