Registered Nurse

DaVita Kidney Care

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About The Position

DaVita is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide empathetic, compassionate care to patients with end-stage renal failure or chronic kidney disease. The nurse supervises and delivers direct patient care, provides dialysis therapy, monitors and documents patient condition and treatment, and communicates concerns and emergencies to appropriate clinical leaders. The role also includes educating patients and families about renal disease and treatment and contributing to patients’ plans of care.

The schedule is three days per week, from 4:30 a.m. until as late as 7:00 p.m., with rotating Saturdays and Sundays off. The position requires flexibility to work shifts of up to 16 hours, including weekends and holidays. Paid dialysis training is provided. Compensation increases as training levels are completed and responsibilities grow.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing (A.D.N.) from an accredited school of nursing.
• A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) or a three-year diploma from an accredited diploma program may be substituted for the nursing degree.
• Flexible schedule and ability to work shifts of up to 16 hours, including weekends and holidays.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Supervise and perform direct patient care, including monitoring vital signs; initiating and terminating dialysis; documenting care; conducting physical assessments; transcribing physician orders; and drawing and documenting ordered laboratory work.
• Provide dialysis therapy by formulating treatment plans according to physician orders, setting weight and ultrafiltration rates, ensuring safety measures are followed, administering medications or other treatments, discontinuing dialysis according to procedure, and documenting activities.
• Analyze patient assessments and laboratory data; identify and report concerns to physicians; observe and document patients’ physical and mental condition; review dialysis orders; and communicate emergencies, life-threatening complications, and related incidents to the appropriate supervisor or clinical leadership.
• Assess patient and family readiness to learn and provide information about renal disease, prescribed dialysis treatment, and the medical regimen and its effects on health and well-being.
• Participate in developing and implementing patients’ short- and long-term plans of care and monthly progress notes.

Benefits

• Paid dialysis training.
• Medical benefits.
• Dental benefits.
• Vision benefits.
• 401(k) match.
• Paid time off.
• PTO cash out.
• Family resources.
• EAP counseling sessions.
• Access to Headspace®.
• Backup child and elder care.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Pet insurance.

What This Job Offers

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