LPN OR RN - Outpatient Dialysis
You'll provide therapeutic care for end-stage renal disease patients. St. Bernards Healthcare is a community hospital.
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- Day shift Schedule: PRN, Day Shift, PRN
- Unit and setting
- outpatient unit · Dialysis THERAPEUTIC CARE OF END STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTSend-stage renal disease patients
- License
- RN or LPN license MUST BE CURRENTLY LICENSED AS A PRACTICAL NURSE OR REGISTERED NURSE IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.current LPN or RN license in Arkansas
- Term
- Per Diem Schedule: PRN, Day Shift, PRNPRN
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- current LPN or RN license in Arkansas MUST BE CURRENTLY LICENSED AS A PRACTICAL NURSE OR REGISTERED NURSE IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. Check your license
Preferred
- Also asks
- previous experience helpful, not required NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE REQUIRED BUT HELPFUL.
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
Benefits
- On-the-job training
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- hemodialysis treatments: start, monitor, end and adjust RESPONSIBLE FOR INITIATING, MONITORING, TERMINATING, AND ADJUSTING ALL HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENTS ASSIGNED TO.
- Day to day
- run hemodialysis, ACT and water treatment equipment
- Floating
- inpatient unit as needed WORKS IN THE OUTPATIENT UNIT AS WELL AS THE INPATIENT UNIT AS NEEDED.
- Details
- works under direct RN supervision WORKS UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION OF REGISTERED NURSE.
- Details
- safety-sensitive position; substance abuse policy applies
- Details
- frequent lifting up to or exceeding 75 pounds FREQUENT STANDING, WALKING, BENDING, LIFTING UP TO OR EXCEEDING 75 POUNDS.
- Details
- carrying up to 40 pounds CARRYING UP TO 40 POUNDS.
- Details
- pushing or pulling up to or exceeding 300 pounds PUSHING/PULLING UP TO OR EXCEEDING 300 POUNDS.
- Details
- close eye work CLOSE EYE WORK.
- Details
- potential exposure to electrical, biological and chemical hazards EXPOSED TO ELECTRICAL , BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL HAZARDS POTENTIAL.
The workplace
You are looking at St. Bernards Healthcare in Jonesboro, Arkansas—a system of more than 5,000 team members whose stated mission is Christ-like healing through education, treatment, and health services. Full-time RN work here commonly runs 12-hour blocks, either 7am–7pm or…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit
On your path
Dialysis is open from year one. Clinics train you on the machines; acute wants chronic time first.
Original listing
Posted on St. Bernards Healthcare’s careers page.
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Job requirements
Education Required MUST BE CURRENTLY LICENSED AS A PRACTICAL NURSE OR REGISTERED NURSE IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. Experience NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE REQUIRED BUT HELPFUL. ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AVAILABLE.
Physical This is a safety sensitive position. Please see the St. Bernards Substance Abuse Policy for further information. NORMAL HOSPITAL/OUTPATIENT ENVIRONMENT.
CLOSE EYE WORK. HEARING OFNORMAL AND SOFT TONES. EXPOSED TO ELECTRICAL , BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL HAZARDS POTENTIAL.
OPERATES VARIETY OF EQUIPMENT USED -ACT MACHINE, HEMODIALYSIS MACHINE, BICARBONATE MIXER,CRASH CART, CLAMPS, SYRINGES WITH NEEDLES, FISTULA NEEDLES , REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT, DEIONIZING WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM. FREQUENT STANDING, WALKING, BENDING, LIFTING UP TO OR EXCEEDING 75 POUNDS. CARRYING UP TO 40 POUNDS.
PUSHING/PULLING UP TO OR EXCEEDING 300 POUNDS.
Job summary
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE OR REGISTERED NURSE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THERAPEUTIC CARE OF END STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS. WORKS UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION OF REGISTERED NURSE. RESPONSIBLE FOR INITIATING, MONITORING, TERMINATING, AND ADJUSTING ALL HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENTS ASSIGNED TO. MUST CONDUCT HIMSELF/HERSELF IN PROFESSIONAL MANNER AND DRESS APPROPRIATELY. WORKS IN THE OUTPATIENT UNIT AS WELL AS THE INPATIENT UNIT AS NEEDED.
Location: St. Bernards Healthcare · DIALYSIS
Schedule
PRN, Day Shift, PRN
What's around it?
Jonesboro, ARFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 14% below the US average
- Median rent
- $956/mo
- Household income
- $55,424/yr, all local households, not nurse pay