RN Med Surg Renal
Core
Registered Nurse providing professional nursing care on a 28-bed medical-surgical unit with a renal focus, managing patients in acute and chronic renal failure requiring hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
Role type
Staff Registered Nurse (Med-Surg/Renal)
Builds
Patient care plans and education strategies for renal patients and their families
Domain
Healthcare / Nephrology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Nursing process, patient assessment, care planning, patient/family education, hemodialysis care, peritoneal dialysis care, telemetry monitoring
Preferred skills
Specialty certification in renal nursing
Technologies
Telemetry monitoring systems
Responsibilities
Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and discharge patients; develop teaching strategies for patient/family; document education and learning in health records; monitor renal patients with cardiac complications via telemetry.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC