What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse - Home Dialysis position at the position at Puget Sound Kidney Centers?
Puget Sound Kidney Centers (PSKC) is proud to serve people with chronic kidney disease throughout the northwestern counties of Washington state. Patient care is our top priority—we train patients to do dialysis at home, provide the very best care in our outpatient dialysis centers and at local hospitals, and bring kidney-health messages to at-risk members of our community.
As a patient-centered, community-based nonprofit, PSKC is committed to ensuring that all patients and their families receive high-quality, convenient, compassionate and affordable care, a deep and long-lasting commitment we’re proud to make to the communities we serve.
We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to oversee the training and care of Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) and Home Hemodialysis (HHD) patients at the Puget Sound Kidney Centers. This is a rewarding opportunity to educate and support patients by providing them with the freedom to dialyze at home. The Home Dialysis RN (HDRN) is responsible for providing training, retraining, education, and nursing care to an assigned group of home dialysis patients. The HDRN provides appropriate supervision to Home Dialysis Technicians in the home department.
Qualifications & Experience
- Degree from an accredited school of nursing.
- Must have a current Registered Nurse (RN) license from the WA State Board of Nursing.
- Current certification of CardioPulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) with a Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers card.
- Must have twelve (12) months experience as an RN.
- Experience in either hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis preferred.
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Location/Hours
Applicant must be able to travel to other PSKC facilities (Smokey Point, Everett, Monroe, Mountlake Terrace, Whidbey Island, and Anacortes). Applicants need to be able to work any 5 days per week (Monday through Friday) for a minimum of 8 hour schedules and take call on a rotating schedule. Start and end times may vary based on patient needs.
Compensation & Benefits
Sign on bonus and pay rate is dependent upon candidate’s qualifications and related experience. We offer a comprehensive benefits program including paid vacation time, paid sick leave, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, 403b retirement plan including employer-matched contributions. To learn more about our organization, visit our main website at www.pskc.net.
Sign on bonus of up to $5,000 depending on experience!