Registered Nurse - Nephrology Specialist

Company: DaVita
Location: Southfield
Posted on: April 30, 2021

Job Description:

23857 Greenfield Rd, Southfield, Michigan, 48075-3122, United States of America

Registered Nurse - Nephrology Specialist

Livingston Area - MONDAY/ WEDNESDAY/ FRIDAY Schedule!

DaVita Kidney Care, is bringing our industry-leading clinical quality to patients on-site at skilled nursing facilities (SNF) through a new team called Post-Acute Services.  Post-Acute Services teammates will have access to all the capabilities and resources DaVita has to offer, and will work to quickly leverage these to develop the infrastructure and rapidly grow the new service line.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Fantastic MWF Schedule, 12 hours shifts and NO ON CALL

• Low Patient Ratio

• Consistent patient population

• Specialty - You are the dialysis expert within the dialysis unit onsite

• Autonomy & Independence

What you can expect:

• In this role, you take responsibility for the complete ongoing care of each patient to ensure their dialysis treatment stays on track.  Post-Acute RNs will troubleshoot, and make sound decisions for our patients related to their dialysis treatment and will occasionally partner alongside the SNF staff to coordinate care. Your impact on the lives of our patients and their families will be felt every day.

• Patient education. RNs by training, are Educators.  As a Post-Acute Services RN, you will be provided the opportunity to conduct impactful and meaningful education to patients and their families in the SNF setting.

• Direct Patient Care: The RN’s primary responsibility is to independently demonstrate best practice techniques and deliver optimal dialysis care.  The role includes supervising Dialysis Technician who are tasked with delivering tandem care to meet the capacity and efficiency goals of the program.  

• Complexity - Post-Acute Dialysis care is a complex but fulfilling service line.  Meeting and/or exceeding clinical outcomes are the goals and multitasking is an expectation to meet the needs of the service, the patients and our SNF partners.  

• Autonomy and Critical Thinking. Provide comprehensive patient care in an independent setting. Plan to be on your toes at all times. You use your mind constantly. You apply your "core" nursing skills to assess, diagnose and implement complete care plans as you look at the whole patient. There's a lot to track and manage and the joy comes in witnessing how your care impacts patients' lives.

You must have:

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice; Minimum of 12 months' of RN experience

• Associates Degree in Nursing (A.D.N) from accredited school of nursing required; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N);  three-year diploma from accredited diploma program may be substituted for nursing degree

• Basic computer skills and proficiency in MS Word and Outlook

You might also have (a.k.a. nice-to-haves):

• Previous Chronic Hemodialysis, Acute Dialysis and/or Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) nursing experience

• Training/Teaching/Healthcare Education background

• Certified Nephrology Nurse (CNN) or Certified Dialysis Nurse (CDN)

Are you ready to make a positive difference in a patient’s life? Take the first step at careers.davita.com.

DaVita is an equal opportunity employer – Vet and Disability. To learn more about what this means click here.

What We’ll Provide:

More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most including:

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out.

• Support for you and your family: family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more.

• Opportunity to grow personally and professionally. DaVita is committed to providing robust development opportunities.

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