Registered Nurse

DaVita • Tempe, AZ

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides autonomous, comprehensive dialysis care to patients in a six-chair skilled nursing facility dialysis den. The RN is responsible for the ongoing care of each patient, including assessing patient needs, making sound treatment decisions, troubleshooting, developing and implementing care plans, and helping ensure dialysis treatment stays on track. The RN independently delivers best-practice dialysis care, supervises Dialysis Technicians providing tandem care, and may coordinate care with skilled nursing facility staff. Patient and family education is also an important part of the role.

The work is clinically complex and requires multitasking, critical thinking, and attention to patient outcomes while supporting the needs of patients and skilled nursing facility partners. The position is expected to work three days per week with no on-call. The primary assignment is described at Haven Sky Harbor, with flexibility to support other local DaVita skilled nursing facility dialysis locations as needed. Local dens are in Scottsdale, Phoenix, and Goodyear. Dens operate Monday through Saturday and may treat up to three shifts of patients per day, depending on census; start times are typically around 5 a.m. but may vary.

DaVita provides paid dialysis training and describes opportunities for continued nursing career development, including clinical, leadership, operational, corporate, integrated care, and clinical research paths.

Requirements

• Previous hemodialysis experience.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.
• At least 12 months of RN experience.
• 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.
• Basic computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Word and Outlook.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaborate with cross-functional resources.

Nice To Haves

• Hemodialysis, acute dialysis, and/or peritoneal dialysis (PD) nursing experience.
• Training, teaching, or healthcare education background.
• Certified Nephrology Nurse (CNN) or Certified Dialysis Nurse (CDN) certification.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the complete ongoing care of each patient and help keep dialysis treatment on track.
• Troubleshoot dialysis care and make sound decisions related to patient treatment.
• Assess patients and develop, diagnose, and implement comprehensive care plans.
• Independently demonstrate best-practice techniques and deliver optimal dialysis care.
• Supervise Dialysis Technicians providing tandem care to meet program capacity and efficiency goals.
• Coordinate care with skilled nursing facility staff when needed.
• Educate patients and their families in the skilled nursing facility setting.
• Support other local skilled nursing facility dialysis dens as needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and support for the employee and family, including family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access to Headspace, backup child and elder care, and maternity/paternity leave.
• Paid training, including classroom and hands-on dialysis training.
• Career development programs and experiences for nurses.
• More than 100 continuing education unit (CEU) courses at no cost.
• 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