RN- Home Dialysis- 40 Hours- Day Shifts

LOCATIONS:

Macomb Regional Dialysis Center

16151 Coolidge Hwy

Berkley, MI 48072

Do you love patient focused healthcare? Do you want the opportunity to get to know your patients better? Do you like being part of a team that you can count on? Do you want to be part of an organization where you matter and can make a positive difference?

Working at Greenfield Health Systems is about making a difference-each and every day.

Come join our team. We're hardworking, dedicated, and know that what we do makes a difference. We pride ourselves on a culture where safety is number one and where a job well done does not go unnoticed. Our team members are always encouraged to become the best they can be through growth and education.

In addition to the great benefits provided by Henry Ford Health System, you will also have the opportunity to:

• Attend an annual Renal Care Symposium that is free to our team members and offer Continuing Education Credits

• Learn a new Specialty

• Expand your nursing skills

• Further your career by participating in a Nursing Program for Advancing Care (NPAC)

• Become Dialysis Certified

General Summary:

Assessment planning and implementing a training strategy for each patient is the primary function of the Home Dialysis RN. This includes family and environmental assessments as well as ongoing and continuous re-evaluation of the patient at regular intervals. Provides leadership in the coordination and delivery of quality compassionate patient care. Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to provide, delegate, supervise and document care and teaching of patients and family.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

• Possess current RN licensure in the State of Michigan.

• The registered nurse responsible for self-care and the home dialysis training must have at least 12 months experience as a registered nurse, plus 3 months experience as a registered nurse in the specific modality of hemodialysis (HD) and/or peritoneal dialysis (PD).

• If one registered nurse is responsible for both the HD and PD programs, that nurse must have 12 months experience as a nurse plus at least three months experience in each respective modality.

• A charge nurse must have a minimum of 9 months of nursing experience, and an additional 3 months of specialized experience (to total 12 months) providing clinical nursing care to dialysis patients, in either a chronic or acute setting.

• Preferred experience in the specialty.

• Periodic travel to patient homes required. Basic computer knowledge and keyboarding skills required.

Additional Information

• Organization: Community Care Services

• Department: MMDC Peritoneal Dialysis

• Shift: Day Job

• Union Code: Not Applicable