Dialysis Experienced Registered Nurse

DaVita • Cleveland, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

DaVita is hiring an experienced Registered Nurse to provide dialysis care to patients in a skilled nursing facility setting at Foundations Gardens of Fairfax in Cleveland, Ohio. The RN is responsible for each patient’s ongoing care and treatment, independently assessing patients, making sound clinical decisions, troubleshooting treatment issues, and developing and implementing care plans. The role includes educating patients and families and occasionally coordinating care with skilled nursing facility staff. The RN also supervises Dialysis Technicians who provide tandem care to support program capacity and efficiency. This is a complex, autonomous position requiring clinical judgment, multitasking, and collaboration with cross-functional resources. The schedule is full-time, three days per week, approximately 12 or more hours per shift, with no Sunday shifts and no overnight on-call requirement. The role is open for a minimum of three days.

Requirements

• Previous chronic hemodialysis, acute dialysis, and/or peritoneal dialysis nursing experience; the posting specifies a minimum of one year of direct hemodialysis nursing experience.
• At least 12 months of RN experience.
• Current, active, unrestricted Ohio RN license or a multistate compact RN license; the RN license must be valid in the state of practice.
• Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or a three-year diploma from an accredited diploma program may be substituted.
• Basic computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Word and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

• Background in training, teaching, or healthcare education.
• Certified Nephrology Nurse (CNN) or Certified Dialysis Nurse (CDN) certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide and take responsibility for the complete ongoing care of dialysis patients.
• Independently demonstrate best-practice techniques and deliver optimal dialysis care.
• Assess patients, make clinical decisions, troubleshoot treatment issues, and implement comprehensive care plans.
• Educate patients and their families about their care in the skilled nursing facility setting.
• Occasionally partner with skilled nursing facility staff to coordinate patient care.
• Supervise Dialysis Technicians providing tandem care to meet program capacity and efficiency goals.
• Manage multiple care needs while working autonomously and collaborating with cross-functional organizational resources.
• Work toward meeting or exceeding clinical outcomes.

Benefits

• Retention bonus opportunity for eligible dialysis-experienced candidates not currently employed by DaVita, paid in milestone installments; terms, eligibility, and milestones are provided during the offer process.
• Comprehensive benefits and family support resources, including EAP counseling sessions, Headspace access, backup child and elder care, and maternity and paternity leave.
• Paid dialysis training, including classroom and hands-on training.
• Nursing career development and advancement programs, including THRIVE, DSSL, and SPARK.
• More than 100 continuing education courses at no cost.
• Gateway career-planning, learning, training, recognition, and continuing-education resources.
• 401(k) match.
• Healthcare coverage.
• Competitive total rewards package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree