Regional Coordinator - Dialysis | Corpus Christi Bayfront

Overview

Are you seeking a rewarding career that aligns with your lifestyle?  Look no further than PAM Health, where we are proud to offer competitive rates and an extensive benefits package designed to suit your needs.

What can PAM Health offer you?

• Patient-Centric Focus:  Join a hospital dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care and achieving the highest levels of patient satisfaction.
• Career advancement: Unlock opportunities for professional growth through our Education Advancement Program
• Competitive compensation: Explore our rates and take advantage of a comprehensive benefits package.
  • Medical Benefits: EPO/HDHP/HSA options; including prescription coverage, RX ‘n go, and Teladoc
  • Comprehensive dental and vision
  • Employee Assistance Program, including counseling, legal, and financial services
  • Flexible spending (FSA) and health savings (HAS) accounts
  • Life and Disability insurance benefits
  • Education/In-Service Opportunities including continuing education and tuition services
  • Supplemental benefits: Accident, critical illness, cancer, pet, and identity theft protection insurance options
  • Personal Travel Discounts
  • 401(k) plans and discretionary employer match
  • Generous Paid Benefit Time

Responsibilities

• Coordinates all dialysis staff between hospitals to ensure all patient treatments are staffed appropriately for both PD and HD
• Ensures efficient use of staff to maintain low to no overtime within the region to cover dialysis treatments for both PD and HD
• Function as a liaison with all nephrologist; coordinate with all nephrologist on patient schedules for HD & PD treatments
• Ensures appropriate medical practitioner are notified for any problems that occur during dialysis treatments
• Notifies medical director(s) as indicated in PAM policies and procedures
• Communicate effectively with all hospital leadership, navigators and admissions team regarding available dialysis staff, daily patient census and how many patients can be accommodated
• Work with hospital leadership & dialysis team to determine how additional patients can be admitted in the region (cohorting, changing patient schedules, coming off isolation, etc.)
• Prepares monthly staff schedules and “Call” schedules; shares schedules with hospital CNOs and floor staff
• Ensures staff adhere to all approved dialysis policies and procedures
• Ensures all equipment has required biological testing, preventative maintenance and disinfections
• Ensures quality audits are completed monthly per PAM dialysis program standards; Ensures QAPI workbooks are completed for each hospital
• Ensures each hospital maintains acceptable PAR levels of dialysis supplies for both PD and HD; works with hospital material managers
• Ensures hospitals do not “over order” dialysis supplies and efficiently utilizes supplies
• Functions as a dialysis point of contact to address any patient complaints regarding dialysis services
• Develops region staff as a cohesive team to support each other
• Provides dialysis treatments (HD & PD) when needed
• Ensures staff are completing plans of care for every dialysis patient
• Develops education topics for all staff to review with patients during treatment.
• Performs other position-related duties as assigned
• Serves in an on-call capacity to respond to unforeseen circumstances or emergencies; this may include traveling to more than one hospital to provide dialysis therapy

Qualifications

Education and Training:

• State license to practice nursing.
• Certification through the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC) is preferred but not required.
• Proven experience working as a Dialysis Nurse.
• Prior management experience of >1year preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification is preferred but not required.

Experience: Five (5) years of dialysis experience