Registered Nurse (RN) | Dialysis | PRN

Sioux Center Health; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 44,083 - 66,124; Part time

Job summary

Avera Dialysis – Sioux Falls is seeking a RN for PRN shifts providing maintenance dialysis care within the nursing scope. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to move health forward for patients and families and ensure care is patient-centered and compliant with regulations.

The role requires RN licensure in the state, dialysis experience preferred, and collaboration with medical staff to educate patients and families on the dialysis process and self-care training when appropriate.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in the state of practice upon hire.
• Preferred dialysis certifications upon hire are a plus.
• Dialysis or critical care nursing experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Performs and maintains knowledge and proficiency in dialysis treatments.
• Provides oversight and delegation to department staff.
• Ensures water room equipment operation and function compliance.
• Docs in patient records per policy and procedure.
• Promotes documentation and CMS/ESRD-quality improvement efforts.
• Coordinates patient care with Medical Director, nephrologists, families, and staff.

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) – Board of Nursing

CHN – BONENT

CPDN – BONENT

CDN – NNCC

ASHI Certification

Dialysis experience

Job description

Work Shift

Primarily days with rotating weekends and holidays (United States of America).

Location

Avera Dialysis – Sioux Falls

Worker Type

PRN

Pay Range

$32.50 - $48.50 (actual pay rate dependent upon experience).

Position Highlights

Varied Shifts-PRN

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 care and treatment to patients on maintenance dialysis. Dialysis treatment is provided within the scope of nursing practice. Home dialysis nurses provide major portions of self‑care and home dialysis training for dialysis patients and/or their caregivers.

What You Will Do

• Performs and maintains knowledge and proficiency in technical skills for dialysis treatments.
• Provides oversight and delegation to department staff.
• Understanding and ensuring compliance related to water room equipment operation and function.
• 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 compliant with state, federal, and regulatory agencies, including CMS/ESRD‑Renal Network, and Quality Assurance and Process Improvement efforts.
• Coordinates care of patients in collaboration with Medical Director, Nephrologist, patients, families, other nursing staff and all ancillary departments.
• Acts as a patient/family advocate. Collaborates with patient, family, and health care providers in providing patient care.
• 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 to that process, including care and management of dialysis accesses.

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.

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 Examinators 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
• 1–3 years nursing experience if functioning as a home dialysis nurse and an additional 3 months experience in each of the specific modalities (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis) for which the nurse will provide self‑care training.

Expectations and Standards

• 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 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 1‑605‑504‑4444 or send an email to [e-mail].