Staff Nurse - RN - Hospice jobs in Sioux City, IA

We currently have a client in SIOUX CITY, IA looking for a Travel Dialysis RN Registered Nurse!

Focus Staff is seeking a traveling Dialysis RN who is highly motivated and energetic.

Contract Assignment – 13 Weeks (Temporary)
Shift: 3x12 Nights

Rewards: (Dialysis RN Benefits)

• Pay depends on location and experience.
• Health Insurance Coverage
• 401K matching
• New licensing reimbursement
• Job staffing in all 50 states

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current appropriate state licensure
• Must meet the practice requirements in the state in which he or she is employed
• Education and Training qualifications per UltraCare CAP program requirements.
• Minimum of one-year medical-surgical nursing experience preferred
• Hemodialysis experience preferred
• ICU experience preferred
• Experience and skill requirements as delineated for the appropriate level in the UltraCare CAP program.
• Successfully complete a training course in the theory and practice of hemodialysis
• Successfully complete CPR Certification
• Employees have to meet the necessary requirements of Ishihara`s Color Blindness test as a condition of employment.
• Provide coverage at any or all area facilities as required by management
• ICD - 9 coding Training
• Nurses Technical Training
• Must meet appropriate state requirements (if any)??

Responsibilities:

• Enforces all company approved polices and procedures, as well as regulations set forth by state and federal agencies and departments
• Maintains overall shift operation in a safe, efficient, and effective manner
• Act as a resource for other staff members
• Routinely meets with the Clinical Manager to discuss personnel and patient care status, issues, and information
• Collaborate and communicate with physicians and other members of the healthcare team to interpret, adjust, and coordinate care provided to the patient
• Provides assistance as needed to patients regarding prescription refills according to FMCNA Policies
• Ensures all physician orders are transcribed and entered into the Medical Information system in a timely manner.
• Oversees all documentation of patient information
• Maintains facility drug list for all required stock medications
• Maintains competency with all emergency operational procedures, and initiates CPR and emergency measures in the event of a cardiac and/or respiratory arrest
• Ensures verification and availability of adequate emergency equipment
• Ensures provision of appropriate vaccinations, immunizations, and annual Tuberculosis (TB) testing
• Administers medications as prescribed or in accordance with approved algorithm(s), and documents appropriate medical justification if indicated
• Administers PRN medications as prescribed and completes appropriate documentation of assessment of effectiveness.
• Maintains appropriate recording of controlled substances as required by law
• Assists with the coordination of patient transportation if necessary