Registered Nurse - Dialysis

Requirements

• Current approved Alabama Board of Nursing RN license or multi-state license or ability to obtain prior to start
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider training
• Minimum Associate's degree required, BSN preferred
• Ability to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English

Required within 6 months of start date (American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted):

• Cardiac/Critical Care: ACLS
• Emergency Department (both campuses): ACLS, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Emergency Department (Regional Campus only): Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
• Perioperative: ACLS, PACU – PALS; ACLS
• Women’s/Children: NICU – Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP), Labor & Delivery – ACLS, NRP, and Intermediate Fetal Monitoring, Mother Baby Unit – NRP, Pediatrics – PALS
• Clinical Support: Cardiac Monitoring Unit – ACLS
• Dialysis: ACLS

For International RNs:

• Current approved Alabama Board of Nursing RN license or multi-state license or ability to obtain prior to start
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider training or obtain within 30 days of start date
• Minimum Associate's degree required, BSN preferred
• Ability to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English
• Demonstrate leadership skills
• Requires decision making that will affect others
• Responsible to achieve outcomes
• Ability to communicate clearly and accurately
• Ability to delegate to team members and students
• Ability to receive delegation
• Address conflict and stressful situations
• Communicate with different personalities and engage in face-to-face discussion
• Deal with unpleasant or verbally/physically aggressive personalities
• Ability to use electronic mail, telephone, and texting
• Ability to work in groups
• Ability to perform structured and unstructured work
• Ability to meet time pressure and timelines
• Possible exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazardous materials and/or cleaning solutions
• Requires wearing of common protective and safety equipment such as gloves, safety glasses, mask, gowns, etc.
• Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects
• Ability to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking
• Ability to reach reasonable distances in any direction
• Ability to stand, walk, kneel, bend, sit, and stoop
• Ability to run in an emergency
• Ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, and carry objects
• Ability to move fingers in a coordinated manner and to feel and perceive temperature, texture, shape, and size with fingertips
• Ability to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation
• Stamina to work prolonged shifts
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range
• Physical presence onsite is essential

Important Details

• Schedule: Schedules vary; every other weekend required (Saturday and Sunday)

About the Company

Our Dialysis Services team delivers compassionate, high-quality care. The Regional unit operates seven days a week as a fully staffed 24-hour service with eight modern dialysis bays. The Northport unit offers care on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, supported by dedicated call coverage and five well-equipped bays. Across both locations, nurses and Certified Dialysis Technicians provide hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and bedside treatments for patients throughout the organization.

Headquarters

US-AL-Tuscaloosa

Open jobs

146

Website

dchsystem.com