Registered Nurse - Park Ridge Dialysis

Job Title:

Registered Nurse (Part-Time) – Outpatient Dialysis

Location:

Unity Hospital, Rochester, NY 14626
Hours Per Week: 20 (Monday‑Friday 5:30am‑10pm plus 2 Saturdays per month)

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you’re the engine and the heart of patient care at Rochester Regional Health. You make a positive difference every single day in the lives of our patients, their family members and visitors – going above and beyond to meet their needs with courtesy, kindness, respect and compassion.

• Performs initial and ongoing assessment of the patient, utilizing appropriate data (physical, psychological, educational and risk‑screen data appropriate for the chronological/developmental age of the patient).
• Demonstrates clinical judgment in responding to priority patient needs.
• Communicates and documents assessment of patient with the interdisciplinary team.
• Utilizes all available resources to meet the needs of the patient and family.
• Planning:
  • Develops and documents plan of care, treatment and services individualized and appropriate for patient needs, strengths, limitations and goals.
  • Includes the interdisciplinary health team as needed.
  • Demonstrates effective communication with the patient/family and interdisciplinary team.
• Implementation:
  • Provides care, treatment and services in collaboration with the interdisciplinary health team.
  • Maintains an appropriate nurse‑patient relationship.
  • Complies with organizational policies, procedures and protocols including those governing safety, medication administration and documentation.
  • Initiates and documents education plan for the patient and family based on identified learning.
• Evaluations:
  • Evaluates, communicates and documents patient responses to care.
  • Revises plan of care based on ongoing evaluations and updates documentation appropriately.
• Education:
  • Ensures the patient and family receive/understand education/training specific to their needs and abilities using the teach‑back method for evaluation and documents appropriately.
• Compassion, Leadership and Professionalism:
  • Confidently leads the care delivery team through effective communication, collaboration and leadership.
  • Assumes responsibility and accountability on the unit/patient care team.
  • Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively with others.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of legal aspects of nursing evidenced by documentation and professional behaviors.
  • Delegates appropriate responsibilities to assigned nurses and ancillary staff.
  • Manages job‑related stressors and constructive feedback during intra/interdepartmental relations.
  • Provides flexibility in meeting staffing needs throughout the organization.
  • Participates in problem‑solving activities at the unit level by identifying problems and working collaboratively toward resolution.
  • Provides input regarding protocols, policies and procedures to immediate supervisor.
  • Provides training/precepting for new team members on the unit.
• Performance Improvement / Evidence-Based Practice / Research:
  • Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-based practice within practice area and identifies opportunities for performance improvement.
  • Participates and utilizes the performance improvement process to improve clinical practice.
  • Completes at least one clinical research utilization (CRU) form for submission to Nursing Research Department using a research article from the last five years from research performed in the United States.
• Compliance:
  • Completes a minimum of five nationally approved contact hours (CNE/CEU) per year.
  • Completes mandatory in‑services and health screens in a timely manner.
  • Maintains Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

• Diploma or Associate’s Degree in Nursing (required);
  Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (preferred).
• Registered Nurse license in New York State.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

• Education:
  
  AS:
  Nursing (Required).
• Licenses/Certifications:
  
  BLS – Basic Life Support (American Heart Association); RN – Registered Nurse – New York State Education Department.

Medium work:
Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, or 10 to 25 pounds frequently, or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds…