Registered Nurse (RN) | Home Dialysis

Avera Dialysis-Sioux Falls

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Primarily days with night weekend and holiday on-call involvement (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$32.50 - $48.50

Position Highlights

Maybe eligible for $10000 sign on bonus!

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm with occasional night weekend and holiday. On Call involvement.

Student Loan Repayment:Position may be eligible forAverasStudent Loan Repayment Program which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10000) fromAverawill help pay down your principal balance faster.

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Provides major portions of self-care and home dialysis training and monitoring for dialysis patients and/or their caregivers.

What you will do

• Assesses patient pre-therapy to determine if patient meets selection criteria.
• Identifies patient/family learning needs; Develops implements and evaluates an educational plan for patients; Provides patient education related to but not limited to the dialysis process and procedures related the that process including care and management of dialysis accesses.
• Monitors and evaluates patients on a minimum of a monthly visit to problem solve/mentor patient and families to safely deliver home therapy.
• Problem-solves and facilitates appropriate resources for patients on home therapy.
• Coordinates care of patients in collaboration with Medical Director/Nephrologist patients families other nursing staff and ancillary departments.
• Maintains accurate documentation and computer skills.
• Complies with established departmental policies and procedures scope of care performance improvement activities safety environmental and infection control standards.
• Documents in the patient record according to departmental policy/procedure.
• Promotes and maintains documentation and an environment that is in compliance with state federal and regulatory agencies including CMS/ESRD-Renal Network and Quality Assurance and Process Improvement efforts.
• Facilitates patient supply re-order.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others hear understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education License/Certification or Work Experience:

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire
• 1-3 years nursing

Preferred Education License/Certification or Work Experience:

• Certified Hemodialysis Nurse (CHN) - Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology (BONENT) Upon Hire or
• Certified Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse (CPDN) - Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology (BONENT) Upon Hire or
• Certified Dialysis Nurse (CDN) - Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC) Upon Hire or
• Specialty Certification - The American Society of Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics (ASHI) Upon Hire
• Dialysis experience or critical care experience

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Averas mission vision core values and social principles to serve patients their families and our community.
• Promote Averas values of compassion hospitality and stewardship.
• Uphold Averas standards of Communication Attitude Responsiveness and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles laws regulations and standards associated with but not limited to CMS The Joint Commission DHHS and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran Status or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application please call 1- or send an email to .