Dialysis Registered Nurse

DaVita Kidney Care

23h • Onsite

About The Position

DaVita is hiring a Dialysis Nurse (RN) to give life based out of our Park Side Dialysis in Westerville, OH. You can make an exceptional difference in the lives of our patients and their families dealing with end-stage renal failure or chronic kidney disease. If you desire to deliver care in an empathetic, compassionate way - the way you'd want your own care to be - this is the place to serve. DaVita is a comprehensive kidney care provider focused on transforming care to improve the quality of life for patients globally. The company is a leading provider of kidney care services in the U.S. and has been a leader in clinical quality and innovation for more than 20 years. DaVita is working to help increase equitable access to care for patients at every stage and setting along their kidney health journey—from slowing progression of kidney disease to streamlining the transplant process, from acute hospital care to dialysis at home. As of March 31, 2022, DaVita served 200,800 patients at 2,809 outpatient dialysis centers in the U.S. The company operated an additional 346 outpatient dialysis centers in 11 other countries worldwide. DaVita has reduced hospitalizations, improved mortality and worked collaboratively to help propel the kidney care community to adopt an equitable, high-quality standard of care for patients around the globe. The clinic where this role is based has Braun machines and 25 chairs, with specific staffing ratios for different days of the week.

Requirements

• 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
• At least 1 year of clinical experience working as a nurse
• Works well in a team
• Very adaptable
• Extremely dependable
• Has great leadership skills
• Time management
• Able to take and give redirection if/when needed
• Not afraid to speak up and communicate
• Critical thinker
• Employment at DaVita is contingent upon successfully passing a drug screen and a background check

Nice To Haves

• Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience
• Critical Care Unit (CCU) experience
• Emergency Room (ER) experience
• Medical Surgical (Med Surg) experience
• Certified Nephrology Nurse (CNN)
• Certified Dialysis Nurse (CDN)

Responsibilities

• Supervises and performs direct patient care including but not limited to taking and monitoring vital signs, initiation and termination of dialysis, documentation, physical assessment of patients and patient treatments, taking and transcription of physician’s orders, drawing and documentation of ordered laboratory work
• Provides dialysis therapy, including but not limited to formulating dialysis plan per physician orders, weight and rate of ultrafiltration, verifying safety measures are in place and complied with, administering medications or other appropriate treatments, discontinuing dialysis according to established procedure, documenting all activity appropriately
• Analyzes patient assessments, laboratory data and, when concerns are noted, brings issues to the attention of the physician. Notes signs of trauma, patients’ general physical and mental condition, reviews dialysis orders, documents observations in patient medical records. Communicates all emergencies, patient life-threatening complications and related incidents to supervisor, Medical Director, Regional Operations Director, Facility or Group Facility Administrator
• Assesses patient and family learning readiness and provides appropriate information on renal disease, prescribed dialysis treatment, and medical regimen and its impact on the patient’s state of health and well-being
• Participates in the development and implementation of the patient’s short- and long-term plan of care and monthly progress note

Benefits

• Medical
• dental
• vision
• 401(k) match
• paid time off
• PTO cash out
• family resources
• EAP counseling sessions
• access Headspace®
• backup child and elder care
• maternity/paternity leave
• pet insurance
• Paid training
• Compensation increases as you complete different levels of training and take on more responsibility
• Shift differential for travel, paid mileage
• Competitive total rewards package
• Healthcare coverage

What This Job Offers

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