Registered Nurse - Dialysis

<p>The Western New York VA Medical Center is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to work on the Dialysis Team at the Buffalo VA Location. The Dialysis Registered Nurse is a professional nurse with specialized knowledge and skills who demonstrates leadership when providing, directing, and improving care for patients with end-stage renal disease, acute kidney injury, and late-stage chronic kidney disease.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The Dialysis Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. He/she will assume responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. The incumbent will administer medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines; while influencing care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. (The core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in the unit/program level quality improvement process and initiatives as well as customer service programs.) The incumbent will function as a primary nurse for end stage renal disease patient panel and serves as key resource assisting patients navigate the healthcare system, and complete documentation for all clinical and technical recordkeeping in the electronic health record and treatment flowsheets in accordance with established policies and procedures. The Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Complete care of dialysis patients including initiation, intradialytic monitoring , and discontinuation of treatment Administer medications and procedure per established hospital and unit policies Maintains all Hemodialysis Unit-specific competencies Collect health data, make a nursing assessment(diagnosis) before the initiation of dialysis, and document any changes during treatment Assesses the need for isolation of a patient and/or dialysis machine based on laboratory data according to department protocol Implement the nursing plan of care by providing direct nursing care for the patient in acute and chronic renal failure Evaluate the plan of care by observation, reporting and recording Active participation in quality improvement measures Use a team approach to identify, analyze, and resolve patient care problems with measurable outcomes Question clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care All other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Full-Time. Variable Day (10 or 12 Hour Tours) - (7:30 am - 6:00 pm and 9:30 am - 8:00 pm are shifts) with mandatory on-call duties. Compressed/Flexible: Authorized Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package VA Nurse Total Rewards that includes: Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory</p><h3>Requirements</h3>U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.