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GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The individual in this role assumes direct responsibility and accountability for the care of chronic dialysis patients as well as oversight of unlicensed assistive staff in assigned/designated areas. This individual provides safe, effective, and compassionate care that is consistent with State and Federal regulations and Company policies, procedures, and guidelines and within his/her scope of practice.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide direct patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner as related to the scope of practice.
• Provide supervision of assigned direct patient care staff, including pre-assessment, monitoring of treatment initiation, intradialytic monitoring, treatment termination, and post-assessment.
• Oversee the closing of the facility after the last procedure (including verifying closing procedures completed by technicians), ensuring the readiness of the facility for the next day's operations.
• Perform admission assessment on assigned patients as well as an ongoing assessment
• Performs other duties as requested