Registered Nurse

DaVita•Cedar Park, TX

11h•Onsite

About The Position

Approximately 10% of all dialysis patients reside in a Skilled Nursing Facility and are transported to dialysis three times a week, placing a significant burden on patients and adding significant avoidable costs to the healthcare system. DSD Services teammates have access to all the capabilities and resources DaVita has to offer. Teammates must be comfortable working autonomously and have demonstrated the ability to collaborate with cross-functional resources across the organization. DaVita operates 6-chair dialysis dens on-site at Skilled Nursing Facilities. Local DaVita SNF Dialysis dens are located at Austin Wellness 11406 Rustic Rock Dr, AUSTIN, TX 78750 and Austin Retirement 6909 Burnet Ln, Austin, TX 78757. (Additional facilities in Houston & Dallas metro area) Start times are at 5:30 am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, but operations could expand in the future. Teammates may be asked to support DaVita outpatient dialysis facilities if needed. In this role, you take responsibility for the complete ongoing care of each patient to ensure their dialysis treatment stays on track. DSD RNs will troubleshoot, and make sound decisions for our patients related to their dialysis treatment and will occasionally partner alongside the SNF staff to coordinate care. Patient education. RNs by training, are Educators. As a DSD Services RN, you will be provided the opportunity to conduct impactful and meaningful education to patients and their families in the SNF setting. Direct Patient Care: The RN’s primary responsibility is to independently demonstrate best practice techniques and deliver optimal dialysis care. The role includes supervising Dialysis Technicians who are tasked with delivering tandem care to meet the capacity and efficiency goals of the program. Complexity - DSD Dialysis care is a complex but fulfilling service line. Meeting and/or exceeding clinical outcomes are the goals and multitasking is an expectation to meet the needs of the service, the patients and our SNF partners. Autonomy and Critical Thinking. Provide comprehensive patient care in an independent setting. Plan to be on your toes at all times. You use your mind constantly. You apply your "core" nursing skills to assess, diagnose and implement complete care plans as you look at the whole patient. There's a lot to track and manage and the joy comes in witnessing how your care impacts patients' lives.

Requirements

Previous Chronic Hemodialysis, Acute Dialysis and/or Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) nursing experience.
Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.
Minimum of 12 months' of RN experience.
Associates Degree in Nursing (A.D.N) from accredited school of nursing required.
Basic computer skills and proficiency in MS Word and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

Training/Teaching/Healthcare Education background
Certified Nephrology Nurse (CNN) or Certified Dialysis Nurse (CDN)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N)
three-year diploma from accredited diploma program may be substituted for nursing degree

Responsibilities

Take responsibility for the complete ongoing care of each patient to ensure their dialysis treatment stays on track.
Troubleshoot and make sound decisions for patients related to their dialysis treatment.
Occasionally partner alongside SNF staff to coordinate care.
Conduct impactful and meaningful education to patients and their families in the SNF setting.
Independently demonstrate best practice techniques and deliver optimal dialysis care.
Supervise Dialysis Technicians who are tasked with delivering tandem care to meet the capacity and efficiency goals of the program.
Provide comprehensive patient care in an independent setting.
Assess, diagnose and implement complete care plans as you look at the whole patient.