Dialysis Licensed Vocational Nurse - Transitional Care Unit Environment

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties and tasks may be assigned.

• Participate in and support corporate initiatives that promote improved care and increase growth of the home department.
• Understand vendor product delivery methods and associated fees. Ensure patients receive all supplies in timely manner to not disrupt care.
• Continually seek to improve patient and quality outcomes through tracking and trending of program and patient performance, use of critical thinking skills and root cause analysis to improve patient and quality outcomes. Assist in obtaining data for the continuous quality improvement activities.
• Obtain routine and non-routine laboratory tests as ordered and communicate critical lab values and urgent patient needs to the responsible physician or physician extender in a timely manner.
• Knowledge of and comply with federal, state, local laws and regulations, including health care professionals practice act requirements as they pertain to home staff assisted hemodialysis program and patient care requirements.
• Perform duties at all times within limitations established by and in accordance with company policy and procedures, applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
• Communicate results of focused assessment, reassessment, and ongoing monitoring to the physician, team members, and others as appropriate to the individual needs of the patient.
• Maintain a positive/collaborative working relationship with physicians, state agencies and the community.
• Participate in staff meetings as required. Attend in-service and continuing education offerings in compliance with company policy and procedure and state requirements.
• May delegate tasks to competent unlicensed staff per applicable state practice act.

Qualifications

Qualifications/Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Requirements include:

• Current LVN/LPN license in applicable state. License must be maintained as current and in good standing.
• CPR certification required within 90 days of hire.
• Confirmation of ability to distinguish all primary colors.
• Previous dialysis experience preferred.
• Successful completion of USRC training program approved by the Medical Director, including demonstrated competency, within 8 weeks of hire.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of the English language and ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Must be able to organize time and tasks well.
• Must have basic computer skills; proficiency in all USRC clinical applications required within 90 days of hire.
• Must meet any practice requirement(s) for the applicable state.