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Job Title: Registered Nurse – Outpatient Dialysis
Location: Webster, NY
Job Type: Contract (13 Weeks)
Shift & Schedule: Day Shift / Variable Shifts | Monday–Friday | Department Hours: 5:00 AM–9:30 PM | Combination of 8-, 10-, and 12-Hour Shifts | Rotational Weekend Coverage
Floating: Required to Other Dialysis Locations
Local Candidates Required: Yes
Traveler Candidates Required: Yes (First-Time Travelers Welcome)
Pay Rate
Local: $53–$56/hr
Traveler: $49–$52/hr
Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care in a chronic outpatient dialysis setting. The ideal candidate will have charge nurse or team lead experience, strong dialysis machine operation skills, and the ability to lead daily operations for a four-patient pod.
Responsibilities
Provide direct patient care in a chronic outpatient dialysis setting.
Lead daily dialysis operations and manage a four-patient pod.
String, set up, and operate Fresenius 2008T dialysis machines.
Monitor patients throughout dialysis treatment and respond to machine alarms.
Administer blood and blood products as ordered during treatment.
Assess vascular access and perform cannulation and post-treatment care.
Recognize and manage complications such as hypotension, hyperkalemia, fluid overload, hemolysis, air embolism, chest pain, cardiac arrest, seizures, and blood leaks.
Maintain patient safety, infection prevention, and dialysis treatment protocols.
Float to other dialysis locations as required.
Required Qualifications
Minimum 1 year of nursing experience.
Mandatory Charge Nurse or Team Lead experience.
Chronic outpatient dialysis experience required.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Experience operating Fresenius 2008T dialysis machines.
Ability to cannulate arteriovenous (AV) fistulas and AV grafts.
Experience with tunneled and non-tunneled dialysis catheters.
Experience administering blood and blood products during dialysis treatment.
Ability to manage a four-patient dialysis pod.
Dialysis machine setup, operation, and troubleshooting skills.
Knowledge of dialysate conductivity testing and sterilization procedures.
Experience with blood return, disconnection, and post-treatment access care.
Ability to monitor arterial and venous pressures, blood leak, air foam detector, conductivity, temperature, and ultrafiltration alarms.
Blood glucose monitoring and dysrhythmia interpretation/management skills.
Knowledge of infection control and management of dialysis-related complications.
Preferred Qualifications
EPIC experience.