Local Contract Nurse RN - Home Health Dialysis - $50-60 per hour

Local Contract Nurse RN - Home Health Dialysis - $50-60 per hour at HeartCentrix Solutions summary:

This role is for a local contract Registered Nurse specializing in home health dialysis, responsible for providing direct patient care, managing dialysis treatments, patient education, and collaborating with healthcare teams. The nurse supervises home dialysis patients and partners, ensures safe operation of dialysis equipment, and participates in emergency response and staff training. The position requires nephrology nursing experience, state licensure, CPR certification, and involves physical demands and occasional travel to patient homes and training sites.

HeartCentrix Solutions is seeking a local contract nurse RN Home Health Dialysis for a local contract nursing job in Farmington, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Dialysis
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 12 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Responsibilities
-Perform all essential functions under the direction of the Supervisor with guidance from the Educator, Preceptor, or in collaboration with another Registered Nurse.
-Perform ongoing, systematic collection and analysis of dialysis data for assigned patients and document in the patient medical record. Make adjustments or modifications to treatment plans as indicated and notify Supervisor or physician as needed.
-Assess, collaborate, and document patient/family’s basic learning needs to provide initial and ongoing education.
-Direct and provide, in collaboration with the patient, home care partner, direct and ancillary patient care staff, all aspects of the provision of safe and effective delivery of dialysis therapy.
-Administer medications as prescribed or in accordance with approved algorithm(s), and document appropriate medical justification and effectiveness.
-Initiate or assist with emergency response measures.
-Serve as a resource for the health care team, participate in staff training, and orientation of new staff as assigned.
-Ensure correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures are performed, and reschedule missed or insufficient laboratory collections.
-Identify expected outcomes, document, and update the nursing assessment and plan of care for assigned patients through collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
-Ensure patient awareness related to transplant and treatment modality options.
-Assist in the identification, evaluation, selection, and education of Home Dialysis candidates and Home Partners.
-Perform assessment and identify barriers of the Home Dialysis candidate’s home environment and partner/family readiness and ability to perform dialysis treatments at home.
-Train Home Dialysis patients and/or Home Partners on the safe, effective operation and maintenance of all Home Dialysis equipment and treatment supplies through an organized and formal -Home Dialysis Training Program.
-Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions
-Provides direct patient care that regularly involves heavy lifting, moving of equipment, and assisting with patient ambulation. Equipment aids and/or coworkers may provide assistance.
-Requires frequent, prolonged periods of standing and bending.
-May occasionally move, with assistance, machines and equipment up to 200 lbs., and may lift chemical and water solutions of up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.
-Work environment is characteristic of a health care facility with air temperature control and moderate noise levels.
-May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases/materials.
-Rotates coverage with other licensed home therapies staff as assigned to ensure reliable and adequate coverage.
-Position requires participation in on-call rotation, nights, weekends, holidays, or as defined by program needs.
-May require travel to training sites, other facilities, or patient homes.
-May be asked to provide essential functions of this position in other locations, including patient homes, with the same physical demands and working conditions as described above.
-Day-to-day work includes desk work, computer work, interaction with patients, facility/hospital staff, and physicians.
-Employees may be required to take a color vision test to confirm ability to distinguish color-coded systems used in the role.

Supervision
-Assigned oversight of LPNs/LVNs, RNs, Patient Care Technicians, and Home Therapy Care Team Assistants as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge, after meeting all the following:
-Minimum of 12 months’ experience as a RN.
-Minimum of 3 months’ experience as a RN in home peritoneal dialysis and/or hemodialysis.

Education and Licensure
-Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
-Current state licensure.
-Current or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.
-Must meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.

Experience and Required Skills
-At least 1 year of Nephrology Nursing experience in the last two years as a RN.
-Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Home Dialysis Therapies Registered Nurse.

HeartCentrix Solutions Job ID #1533.

About HeartCentrix Solutions

HeartCentrix Solutions is a heart-centered staffing and workforce solutions company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. We specialize in connecting highly qualified clinical professionals with leading healthcare organizations across the country. Our team understands the critical role nurses, patient care technicians, and other healthcare specialists play in delivering quality care, and we are committed to supporting both our clients and candidates with integrity, compassion, and excellence.

Candidates choose HeartCentrix because we go beyond a job placement. We focus on career growth, supportive relationships, and matching professionals with the right clinical environments. With our in-house technical and credentialing platform, we streamline onboarding and ensure compliance so clinicians can focus on what matters most: patient care. Whether you are seeking your next opportunity or looking to make a meaningful impact in healthcare, HeartCentrix Solutions is here to guide your journey every step of the way.

Benefits

• Referral bonus

Keywords:

Registered Nurse, Home Health Dialysis, Nephrology Nursing, Patient Care, Dialysis Treatment, Patient Education, Home Dialysis Training, Healthcare Supervision, CPR Certified, Contract Nursing