Registered Nurse

DaVita Kidney Care•Lakeville, MN

1d•$37 - $52•Hybrid

About The Position

DaVita is hiring a FLOAT Registered Nurse to serve our dialysis patients and help manage our clinical teams in the greater Burnsville, MN area. Dialysis experience not required. We will train you! After training is complete and you feel comfortable in the role, this RN position will float to our other outpatient clinics in the greater Burnsville, MN area, within a 20-30 minute radius of your home clinic. This position offers a $2.75 float shift differential for travel while in the float pool. The schedule involves working 3-4 days per week, 10-12 hours per day, with every other Saturday work and closed on Sundays. The role includes extensive training for the first 9-12 weeks of employment, which may involve group and 1:1 hands-on training and could take place in a facility other than your assigned home clinic. DaVita strives to be a community first and a company second, aiming for teammates to experience DaVita as 'a place where I belong.' They are an equal opportunity employer and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. 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. 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.

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
Must have a flexible schedule and be able to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and holiday

Nice To Haves

Dialysis experience not required.
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