Registered Nurse (RN) | Home Dialysis

Avera Dialysis-Sioux Falls

About the role

Provides major portions of self-care and home dialysis training and monitoring for dialysis patients and/or their caregivers. Works primarily days with night, weekend and holiday on-call involvement.

Responsibilities

• Affirms patient pre-therapy to determine if patient meets selection criteria.
• Identifies patient/family learning needs; Develops, implements and evaluates an educational plan for patients; Provides patient education related to but not limited to the dialysis process and procedures related that process, including care and management of dialysis accesses.
• Maintains accurate documentation and computer skills.
• Complies with established departmental policies and procedures, scope of care, performance improvement activities, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Documents in the patient record according to departmental policy/procedure.
• Promotes and maintains documentation and an environment that is in compliance with state, federal and regulatory agencies, including CMS/ESRD-Renal Network, and Quality Assurance and Process Improvement efforts.
• Facilitates patient supply re-order.
• Monitors and evaluates patients, on a minimum of a monthly visit, to problem solve/mentor patient and families to safely deliver home therapy.
• Problem-solves and facilitates appropriate resources for patients on home therapy.
• Collaborates with Medical Director/Nephrologist, patients, families, other nursing staff and ancillary departments.

Requirements

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing
• Active license in the state of practice
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Hands-on training and mentorship

Skills

Required: Certified Hemodialysis Nurse (CHN), Certified Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse (CPDN), Certified Dialysis Nurse (CDN), Specialty Certification - The American Society of Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics (ASHI)

Benefits

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.

Pay

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$32.50 - $48.50

Schedule

Primarily days with night, weekend and holiday on-call involvement.

Benefits

• Student Loan Repayment: Position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.