Registered Nurse (RN) | Home Dialysis

Sioux Center Health; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 45,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO day 1

Retirement match

Mentorship & career development

Job summary

Avera in Sioux Falls, SD is seeking a Registered Nurse for dialysis with a focus on home therapy education and patient monitoring. You will assess patients, educate families, and coordinate care with the medical team to ensure safe treatment at home. Strong documentation and regulatory adherence are required.

This role includes on-call involvement, a Monday–Friday schedule with occasional nights and weekends, and a sign-on and student loan repayment options depending on eligibility.

Qualifications

• Essentially requires active RN license in practice state.
• Nursing experience of 1–3 years is expected.
• Ability to educate patients and families about dialysis care.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient pre-therapy to determine eligibility.
• Develops and delivers education on dialysis basics to patients.
• Monitors patients monthly and guides families to deliver home therapy.
• Facilitates access to resources for home therapy patients.
• Coordinates care with Medical Director, families and staff.
• Maintains accurate patient documentation and uses computer systems.
• Adheres to CMS/ESRD regulatory requirements and safety standards.
• Manages patient supply re-orders and inventory as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Detail oriented

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

1-3 years nursing

Job description

Work Shift

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

Location:

Avera Dialysis-Sioux Falls

Worker Type

Regular

Work Shift

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

Pay Range

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience. $32.50 - $48.50

Position Highlights

May be eligible for $10,000 sign on bonus! Monday-Friday 8am-5pm with occasional night, weekend, and holiday. On Call involvement.

Student Loan Repayment:

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.

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 major portions of self-care and home dialysis training and monitoring for dialysis patients and/or their caregivers.

What You Will Do

• Assesses patient pre-therapy to determine if patient meets selection criteria.
• 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 the that process, including care and management of dialysis accesses.
• Monitors and evaluates patients, on a minimum of a monthly visit, to problem solve/mentor patient and families to safely deliver home therapy.
• Problem-solves and facilitates appropriate resources for patients on home therapy.
• Coordinates care of patients in collaboration with Medical Director/Nephrologist, patients, families, other nursing staff and ancillary departments.
• Maintains accurate documentation and computer skills.
• 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 in compliance with state, federal and regulatory agencies, including CMS/ESRD-Renal Network, and Quality Assurance and Process Improvement efforts.
• Facilitates patient supply re-order.

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
• 1-3 years nursing

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 Examiners 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

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 work flow 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.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

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.
• 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 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].