Lead Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse
- Employer
- Kaiser Permanente
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Posted
- Aug 09, 2024
- Closes
- Nov 12, 2024
- Ref
- 68514577824
- Sector
- Dialysis Nurse
- Specialty
- Nurse
Job Summary:
To coordinate and monitor care of patients in the assigned clinical area.
Essential Responsibilities:
To coordinate and monitor care of patients in the assigned clinical area.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Lead RN Duties - assisting the manager with the following:
- Making monthly staffing schedules and day-to-day work assignments to department dialysis staff.
- Assesses workloads, on an on-going basis and makes special assignments, during peak and slow periods.
- Calling in staff to meet minimum staffing requirements, making managers aware of request for overtime, coordinating with other clinical teams to cover staff shortages and processes provider schedule changes when delegated by the manager.
- Handling difficult and problematic work situations, including resolving member issues and escalates to management, as needed.
- Serving as resource for other staff members by answering questions; orients new staff, and identifies staff needs for training (and provides in-service training as needed).
- Performing special projects as assigned by the manager. (This may include things around implementing new workflows and processes, removing barriers, communicating initiatives, researching, or identifying trends with patient related data, etc.)
- Routinely provides feedback to manager for staff performance, work habits, and barriers to efficient, high-quality work.
- Assists with the development and revision of department policies and procedures.
- Provides input into day-to-day operational issues that may support the hiring, evaluation, and termination of staff decisions.
- Additional Regular RN Duties:
- Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates a plan of care for the peritoneal dialysis patient, including but not limited to the following functions:
- Administers all oral and injecting medications in the department.
- Ensures narcotics and drug supplies are available in the assigned clinical area and assures the proper security of all narcotics and controlled substances according to KP standards and applicable regulatory laws.
- Initiates and monitors IV therapy to therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
- Initiates and monitors Peritoneal Dialysis Exchanges including CAPD and APD.
- Provides ongoing assurance of functional emergency equipment and adequate emergency drug supplies.
- Documents emergency situations within the department to the clinical operations manager.
- Sets-up, performs, and/or assists with procedures as appropriate.
- Ensures safety measures are instituted for all compromised patients receiving care.
- Coordinates, implements, and evaluates patient teaching plans for areas of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, anticoagulant therapy, therapeutic diet instruction, weight control, peritoneal dialysis at home, and other areas as designated.
- Triages walk-in patients as needed or assigned.
- Supervises patient flow and directs other clinical support staff in the delivery of patient care within the Health Care Team (HCT).
- Acts as patient advocate and resolves problem within HCT.
- Brings unresolved issues to the clinical operations managers attention if unresolved within the team.
- Performs other related duties as directed.