Adventist Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Dialysis for a nursing job in Tehachapi, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Dialysis
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: Ongoing
- Employment Type: Staff
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley has been providing high-quality healthcare services since 1934. We are comprised of a 25-bed hospital, wide range of outpatient services, emergency department, rural health clinics and medical offices. Tehachapi is located just north of Southern California's highly populated areas, with a mountain locale known for its outdoor living. Residents enjoy the scenic beauty, extreme sports and wildlife. Tehachapi is a nice balance of a small-town community within an epicenter of shopping, retail, arts and culture.
Job Summary:
Delivers dialysis care for patients or an assigned group of patients experiencing acute or chronic kidney failure according to established standards of care and the nursing process. Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned nursing staff, and coordinates dialysis care while utilizing critical thinking, professional and supervisory discretion, and independent judgment. Position includes after hours, overnight, holiday and weekend on-call.
Job Requirements:
Education and Work Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN): Preferred
- Master's Degree in Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist or Nurse Practitioner: Preferred
- Experience in acute care nursing: Preferred
- Experience in Acute Care Dialysis: Preferred
Licenses/Certifications:
- Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
- Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) certification: Required
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS OR HS-ACLS OR RQIACLS) certification: Required
Essential Functions:
- Delivers coordinated nursing care to dialysis patients ensuring established standards of care.
- Properly manage and troubleshoot dialysis machines and equipment, and stock and supply hemodialysis carts and supply rooms.
- Acts as clinical resource to staff by providing in-services, validating dialysis-related competencies and advising management of training needs.
- Collaborates with the team of patient, family, and healthcare providers in providing patient care in a safe, healing, humane, and caring environment. Provides learning opportunities for patients/family members and team members. Directly provides health information to patients, families, and treatment team.
- Position includes after hours, overnight, holiday and weekend on-call.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Organizational Requirements:
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
Adventist Health Job ID #23466. Posted job title: rn, dialysis, kern county, day shift, full time, 15k hiring incentive
Benefits
- Continuing Education
- Bereavement
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Health Care FSA
- 403b retirement plan
- Employee assistance programs
- Life insurance
- Holiday Pay
- 401k retirement plan
- Sick pay
- Health savings account