Registered Nurse

DaVita • Newport News, VA

9h • Onsite

About The Position

DaVita Kidney Care is expanding its services by bringing industry-leading clinical quality to patients on-site at skilled nursing facilities (SNF) through a new team called DaVita Skilled Nursing Dialysis Services. This new service line aims to reduce the burden on patients who currently travel for dialysis and decrease avoidable healthcare costs. The DSD Services team will leverage DaVita's resources to rapidly grow this new service. Ideal candidates will have experience in dialysis, thrive in a start-up environment, be passionate about improving patient lives, and demonstrate a strong ability to 'Get Stuff Done' (GSD). Teammates must be comfortable working autonomously and collaborating with cross-functional resources. In this role, you will be responsible 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 patients related to their dialysis treatment, and will occasionally partner with SNF staff to coordinate care. The primary work schedule is 3 days a week, with occasional Saturday work. No on-call is required. Your impact on patients and their families will be significant.

Requirements

• 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

• Previous Chronic Hemodialysis, Acute Dialysis and/or Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) nursing experience
• 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 the 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 by looking at the whole patient.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
• Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave
• Paid training: DaVita offers all new dialysis teammates a robust, paid training program to help you learn the right dialysis skills. The training is a mix of classroom and hands on training.
• Opportunity for a nursing career for a lifetime
• THRIVE: Develops high-potential nurses, clinical coordinators and clinic nurse managers into operational managers
• DSSL & SPARK – Gives clinical teammates the chance to develop their supervisory and leadership skill set
• 100+ CEU courses at no cost
• Gateway: A web-based application available to teammates for career planning, learning and training, and recognition. It allows you to access new courses and CE credits and explore career paths on your own time. It also has a newsfeed to keep you up to date on Village news and functions as a social platform to connect you to teammates

What This Job Offers

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