Dialysis
Dialysis RN — Greensboro, NC | 26-Week Contract
This inpatient dialysis unit provides hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and apheresis services seven days a week around the clock. Travelers in this role will care for adults and geriatric patients with end-stage renal disease, acute kidney injury, metabolic imbalances, dialysis access complications, and drug overdoses requiring renal replacement therapy. The apheresis caseload includes patients with neurologic, renal, and hematologic/oncologic diagnoses.
Nurses provide cardiac monitoring for patients on telemetry during treatments and perform bedside procedures for hemodynamically unstable patients in the ICU. Peritoneal dialysis is performed at the bedside in patient rooms. Average treatment length is 4–5 hours; daily census averages approximately 20 dialysis orders.
Schedule & Coverage
- Days, 3×12-hour shifts (6:30 AM – 7:00 PM)
- Rotating weekends (up to every other weekend; up to 6 shifts per contract)
- On call: Sunday every 3rd week; Saturdays twice per contract period
- Float required across multiple facility campuses as needed
Required Skills & Certifications
- Minimum 2 years of dialysis experience
- Cannulation of AV fistula and AV graft
- Hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and apheresis treatment proficiency
- Dysrhythmia interpretation; anticoagulation management
- Administration of blood products
- BLS and ACLS (required)
- Must pass a compliance EKG exam (two attempts allowed)
Additional Requirements
- Active RN license in hand at time of submission
- Charting system experience required
- Third-party education verification required
- No open background cases permitted
- Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility
- COVID-19 and flu vaccines required (medical/religious exemptions considered)
- Orientation: 40 hours