Registered Nurse II - Home Hemodialysis
Company: DaVita
Location: Ankeny
Posted on: August 4, 2022
Job Description:
2625 N Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny, Iowa, 50023, United States of
AmericaIf you feel your calling has always been to be both a nurse
and educator, then you will love your work as a Home Hemodialysis
RN. As a Home Hemodialysis Registered Nurse (HHD RN), you will
educate your patients in a clinic setting (not the patients homes),
empowering them to perform their own dialysis at home. You take
responsibility for the complete ongoing care of each patient to
ensure their treatment stays on track. Your hours are typically a
Monday to Friday schedule-yet your impact on the lives of our
patients will be felt every day. Dialysis Experience is NOT
required. What you can expect:
- Core Nursing - You apply your "core" nursing skills to assess,
diagnose and implement complete care plans to take care of the
whole patient. It's challenging, fun and keeps your day fresh.
- Educator - In addition to training patients to perform their
own treatments and giving them the confidence to address
complications, HHD nurses also educate prospective patients on the
potential benefits of home hemodialysis and engage physicians and
in-center nurses to ensure patients are making an active choice in
their dialysis treatment.
- Autonomy - You p rovide comprehensive patient care in an
independent setting and will be responsible for customizing care
for each patient to help them stay healthy and successful doing
their therapy at home. You multitask in myriad ways between
educating existing and prospective patients, seeing them in the
clinic, and collaborating with physician partners. HHD patients and
physicians rely on you to guide their therapy, and the joy comes in
witnessing how your care impacts patients' lives.Full vaccination
against COVID-19 or a medical/religious exemption is required. What
We ll Provide: More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package
connects teammates to what matters most including:
- Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match,
paid time off, PTO cash out
- Support for you and your family: family resources, EAP
counseling sessions, access Headspace , backup child and elder
care, maternity/paternity leave and more
- 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 . DaVita is
committed to providing robust development and experiences for
nurses. Whether you chose to remain in a patient facing/caregiving
role or grow (leadership operations, corporate functions,
integrated care, clinical research), we can guide you on that
journey. We offer programs such as:
- 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 Some details about this position:
- Training may take place in a facility or a training clinic with
a class of new teammates other than your assigned home clinic
- There is also the potential to float to various clinics during
and after your training Requirements:
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of
practice
- Minimum of 12 months' of RN experience
- Current driver's license, reliable transportation, and vehicle
insurance in the state of residence
- Associates Degree in Nursing (A.D.N) or Bachelor of Science in
Nursing (B.S.N) from an accredited school of nursing is required;
note that a three-year diploma from an accredited diploma program
may be substituted for nursing degree
- CPR certified, or willing to become certified within 30
days.
- Basic computer skills and proficiency in MS Word and Outlook
You might also have (a.k.a. nice-to-haves):
- Previous Chronic Hemodialysis, Acute Dialysis and/or Home
Hemodialysis (HHD) nursing experience
- Training/Teaching/Healthcare Education background
- Certified Nephrology Nurse (CNN) or Certified Dialysis Nurse
(CDN) Ready to make a difference in the lives of patients? Take the
first step at Nurses: if this isn t the job for you, perhaps you
have a friend who would be a perfect fit. Send them this
link.Questions? Email us at or send us a message on our DaVita
Careers Facebook page.DaVita is an equal opportunity employer - Vet
and Disability. To learn more about what this means click here. At
DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We
want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I
belong." Our goal is to embed Diversity & Belonging into everything
we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are
proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative
action employer. As such, individuals are recruited, hired,
assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin,
religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected
characteristic. Salary/ Wage RangeCompensation for the role will
depend on a number of factors, including a candidate s
qualifications, skills, competencies and experience and may fall
outside of the range shown. DaVita offers a competitive total
rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage
and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at
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