REGISTERED NURSE RN - CRITICAL CARE - CATH LAB - IR - ASC - ARBU

Description This is a full-time, Monday through Friday, day-shift position.  Critical care, interventional radiology, cath lab, or ambulatory surgical center experience preferred. 
 
Lifeline Vascular Access works with premier physician practices to develop and manage outpatient centers that provide focused and coordinated vascular access procedures to patients receiving hemodialysis treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD).  We currently manage more than 50 physician-owned vascular access centers where we provide physician practices with financial and outcomes reporting, staffing and training, facility operations, regulatory compliance, and insurance billing services.  The Lifeline network of managed vascular access centers is accredited by the Joint Commission.  
 
We invite you to contact us in regard to a position as a Registered Nurse at Dialysis Access Specialists located at 1666 Sulphur Spring Road in Baltimore, Maryland 21227.
 
In this position, you will be responsible for providing high-quality nursing care to patients undergoing vascular access procedures under conscious sedation.  In this role, you will gather pretreatment patient data, monitor patient and medications during procedures, maintain prescription drug logs, and provide assistance to the vascular access team during pre- and post-procedure activity.  As a member of our team, you will interact with patients, physicians and dialysis facilities as part of our community educational program, and also participate in other educational outreach initiatives.

Requirements

• Nursing degree from an accredited school of nursing
• State of Maryland Nursing License
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support  (ACLS) preferred
• Critical care, interventional radiology, cath lab, or ambulatory surgical center experience preferred
• Strong critical thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to wear a lead apron for expended periods of time

Lifeline Vascular Access is a division of DaVita Inc., the nation's largest independent provider of dialysis services in the United States, dedicated to providing services to patients diagnosed with chronic kidney failure.  DaVita is a member of the Fortune 500, servicing patients in 43 states and in more than 1,500 outpatient dialysis centers.  DaVita also provides acute inpatient dialysis services to patients in more than 800 hospitals across the country. DaVita's clinical outcomes consistently rank above the national average serving more than one-third of the dialysis population.
 
We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, continuing education support, and tuition reimbursement.  We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.