Post Acute Registered Nurse
Company: DaVita
Location: Skokie
Posted on: May 16, 2022
Job Description:
8950 Gross Point RdSte 300, -Skokie, -Illinois, -60077-1860,
-United States of America*$10k Sign-On for a new DaVita RN teammate
with 1+ year of dialysis experience*
- This RN will support a facility in Chicago 60640.
- 3 days per week, No On Call Post Acute Services - Registered
Nurse DaVita Kidney Care, is bringing our industry-leading clinical
quality to patients on-site at skilled nursing facilities (SNF)
through a new team called Post-Acute Services. -Approximately 10%
of all dialysis patients reside in a SNF and are transported to
dialysis three times a week placing a significant burden on
patients and adding significant avoidable costs to the health care
system. Post-Acute Services teammates will have access to all the
capabilities and resources DaVita has to offer, and will work to
quickly leverage these to develop the infrastructure and rapidly
grow the new service line. Ideal teammates will have experience in
dialysis, get energized by a start-up type environment and
improving the lives of patients, and have a track record of finding
ways to Get Stuff Done (GSD). Teammates must be comfortable working
autonomously and have demonstrated the ability to collaborate with
cross-functional resources across the organization.What you can
expect:In this role, you take responsibility for the complete
ongoing care of each patient to ensure their dialysis treatment
stays on track. - Post-Acute 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. Primary work schedule will be Monday through Friday with
occasional Saturday work. No on call required. Your impact on the
lives of our patients and their families will be felt every
day.Patient education. -RNs by training, are Educators. - As a
Post-Acute 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 Technician who are tasked with delivering
tandem care to meet the capacity and efficiency goals of the
program. - -Complexity - Post-Acute 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.Some
details about this position:
- Your training will include a combination of classroom and
hands-on learning, through DaVita's award-winning training
programs
- Training may take place in a facility or a training clinic with
a class of new teammates other than your assigned home clinic
- Hours of work may vary during the training period; however, you
will typically be working between 32-40 hours per week during
trainingYou must have:
- 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; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N); -
three-year diploma from accredited diploma program may be
substituted for nursing degree
- Basic computer skills and proficiency in MS Word and OutlookYou
might also have (a.k.a. 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) 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
teammatesAt 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 Range Compensation 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 -
Keywords: DaVita, Skokie , Post Acute Registered Nurse, Healthcare , Skokie, Illinois
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