Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse resume example

Acute dialysis nurse working autonomously alongside the hospital staff to assess, troubleshoot, and make sound decisions for the critically ill patients.

• 1:1 Patient Care. Deliver acute hemodialysis during hospitalization, to in-patients with chronic kidney disease, as well as patients with acute kidney injury (AKI)
• Specialized, complex care. Deliver care to patients who are often dealing with multiple co-morbidities and/or acute conditions which require unique treatment plans using my ability to leverage a broad range of nursing skills and knowledge.

• Responsible for the delivery of nephrology care across multiple renal therapies such as continuous renal replacement therapy.
• Autonomy in a Hospital Setting during on call shifts. Deliver dialysis to patients in various ICU’s of the hospital for the critical patient that needs that 1:1 care. As a teammate in an acute setting I have worked with the many interdisciplinary teams of our faciility. Each day it is required of me to asses, troubleshoot, and make sound decisions for critical patients. In our acute unit we can have a max of 15 patients over 3 shifts. As a charge nurse it is my responsibility to manage patient/employee needs based on nephrologists’ orders, hospital procedures and patient acuity, while also delivering medications & reviewing plan of care during treatment. Responsible for obtaining all information & orders for pt. discharge while making sure it is delivered to subsequent outpatient dialysis unit.
• As a clinical III RN I have taken on several responsibilities in the development and daily operations of the unit. Such as employee scheduling, participating in the interviewing process of hiring new employees, orientation process & sitting in on hospital meetings.