Registered Nurse; RN | Acute Dialysis

Location

Avera McKennan Hospital

Regular

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

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

$67,600.00 - $

May be eligible for a $15,000 sign on bonus with a 3-year contract commitment.

Position may be eligible for Avera's Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.

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.

Acts as a clinical resource assuring implementation of program policy/procedures and regulatory compliance. Oversees and provides care to acute and chronic dialysis patients as well as coordination of day-to-day operations by managing staff assignments and duties.

• Provide direct patient care to dialysis patients.
• Supervise and coordinate day-to-day operations of the unit to include staffing and patient scheduling. Duties are performed in such a manner as to ensure the unit operates in a safe and efficient manner.
• Assist leader in the review, implementation, and compliance of Avera policies and procedures, and requirement of outside regulatory agencies. Assist with submission of quality and regulatory reporting as directed. Assist with the collection and analysis of performance improvement data.
• Review patient treatment plan with direct caregivers and primary nurses. Offer suggestions/interventions to enhance efficiency and quality of care.
• Communicate and round with patients and staff as directed.
• Coordinate operations and procedures including biomedical matters, physician orders, supplies, primary nursing, and regulatory reporting as directed.
• Round with physicians and provide patient updates. Follow through with physician orders.
• Facilitate resolution of staff/family/patient concerns and reports to proper management as necessary.
• Utilize order sets to timely order lab work. Monitor lab results and report abnormal results to nephrologist.
• Assist the leader as requested with staff orientation and staff development, procedure development and revision, and patient education.

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.

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing. An active license in the state of practice upon hire.

• Certified Dialysis Nurse (CDN) - Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC). Upon hire.
• Certified Nephrology Nurse (CNN) - Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC). Upon hire.
• Dialysis experience or critical care experience.

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating workflow 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.

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.
• Free health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan.
• 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…