Staff Nurse

Level Description
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Market Summary
Provides direct and individualized nursing care to dialysis patients. Responsibilities may include priming dialyzer and bloodlines, readying dialysis equipment, overseeing the dialysis treatment from start to finish, and cleaning and dressing permanent and temporary catheters. RN or appropriate equivalent.

Impact
• Entry Level position.
• Decisions have a minimal impact on results, productivity and/or expenditures.

Communication
• Interacts with internal stakeholders within own department, as well as external stakeholders which may include clients and customers.
• Influences internal and external parties, who typically have shared interests, to achieve short-term departmental and team objectives. Represents the organization within area of responsibility.

Innovation
• Recognizes and resolves basic, routine, or common problems requiring analytical skills.
• Problems and issues faced are neither difficult nor complex.

Knowledge
• Applies basic theories, skills and practices to accomplish work assignments.
• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree without previous experience.