Registered Nurse

DAVITA • Grand Forks, ND

70d • Onsite

About The Position

DaVita is hiring a Registered Nurse to serve our dialysis patients and help manage our clinical teams at our Grand Forks Dialysis Center in Grand Forks, ND. Dialysis experience not required. We will train you! Operational hours: Monday - Saturday 5:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Schedule: Work 3-4 days / week, 10 - 12 hours/day (every other Saturday, closed on Sundays!). Extensive training: First 9 - 12 weeks of employment, group and 1:1 hands-on training. Growth opportunities: Charge Nurse, Nurse Preceptor, Home Therapies.

Requirements

• Twelve 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

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

• 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, Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave, pet insurance
• Paid training

What This Job Offers

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