Dialysis Registered Nurse Facility Administrator

Job Description

Job Description

MUST BE a Registered Nurse!

POSITION TYPE : Registered Nurse (RN)

SPECIALTY UNIT : Dialysis Facility Administrator

LOCATION : Ellisville, MO

SHIFT : Day- 40hrs per week

JOB TYPE : Full-Time Permanent

Job Description :

The Center Manager (Registered Nurse) is responsible for the day to day operations of the dialysis center. This includes, but not is not limited to patient, center, personnel, and financial management. The Center Manager (CM) possesses a strong understanding of the quality performance assessment and improvement program. This role assesses and proactively addresses potential patient and / or staff safety issues. The CM is considered an experienced expert in the field who acts as a liaison to physicians. This position communicates with patients, physicians, direct reports and other co-workers. The CM is a team leader who educates and mentors staff members as appropriate. This position also provides nursing support services to the center for unscheduled absences or for patient care, as needed.

Responsibilities : Patient Management

• Patient Care Supervision. Understands basic renal function and the consequences of renal failure. Observes and records patient’s responses to renal failure and its treatment. Directs and supervises the care of the patients on dialysis. Performs thorough patient assessments as evidenced by documentation.
• Critical Results / Situations. Uses professional discretion in critical or emergency situations and directs the necessary intervention. Recognizes changes in patient’s condition on dialysis and makes necessary adjustments in their therapy. Notifies the physician, providing the appropriate information, and implements physician’s orders.
• Patient Schedule. Provides oversight of the patient schedule and makes staff assignments based on priorities for patient care and skill level of the staff, maintains on-call schedule for home programs with 24 / 7 call support. Consistently reviews and evaluates patient priorities as changes occur in the condition of the patient or center. Directs staff in work assignments to address these changes.
• Patient Admissions and Discharges. Verifies the accuracy and safety of all orders, implements them and / or delegates to appropriate staff. Ensures discharge management is accurate and complete.
• Access Management. Leads the Vascular Access Leader (VAL) team and ensures consistent, timely monitoring and verifies appropriate action of identified problems. Collects Infiltration Reports, ensures infiltration instructions are delivered, and notifies physician as appropriate.
• Anemia Management. Provides routine oversight and assures appropriate action of critical lab values. Assumes responsibility in the absence of the Anemia Manager.
• Adequacy Management. Sets the admission dialysis prescription per physician approved Adequacy Protocol for new admissions. Assembles the monthly adequacy team including, but not limited to, the Dietitian and Clinical Manager to discuss what aspects of the treatment can be modified to correct deficiencies in the delivery of dialysis.
• Patient Rounding. Implements routine rounding of patients to proactively identify needs and concerns of in-center patients. For home programs, patient needs and concerns will be evaluated at point of service. Ensures the confidentiality of patient and employee information.
• Patient Care Conferences. Responsible for monthly management of interdisciplinary team care conferences.
• Medical Record Management. Assumes responsibility for the overall supervision and management of the medical records as outlined in the Operational Policy and Procedures manual. Responsible for accuracy, completeness and timeliness of all data entry including Crown Web data.

Center Management

Personnel Management

Fiscal Management

Customer Service

Job Benefits :

Minimum Education & Experience :

Company Description

Looking for a passionate and strong NP to join our team.

Company Description

Looking for a passionate and strong PT to join our team.