RN- Home Dialysis- Berkley
- Training patients to perform paritoneal dialysis on their own, at home. Training is conducted at the Kidney Center. There, patients meet with the dialysis nurses and complete the training. Telehealth visits are conducted after the patients are trained.
- The hours are Monday through Friday 7:30am-4:00pm. No weekends, no holidays. On call every other weekend.
- Classroom paid training provided to new RN's.
Benefits and hours:
- Full-time 40 hours a week.
- Full-time benefits.
- Location: 1695 West 12 Mile Rd Berkley Mi
- 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.
- 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.
Overview
Under the leadership of President and CEO Wright L. Lassiter, III, Henry Ford Health System is a
$6 billion integrated health system comprised of six hospitals, a health plan, and 250+ sites
including medical centers, walk-in and urgent care clinics, pharmacy, eye care facilities and
other healthcare retail. Established in 1915 by auto industry pioneer Henry Ford, the health system
now has 32,000 employees and remains home to the 1,900-member Henry Ford Medical Group, one
of the nation’s oldest physician groups. An additional 2,200 physicians are also affiliated with the
health system through the Henry Ford Physician Network. Henry Ford is also one of the region’s
major academic medical centers, receiving between $90-$100 million in annual research funding and
remaining Michigan’s fourth largest NIH-funded institution. Also an active participant in medical
education and training, the health system has trained nearly 40% of physicians currently practicing
in the state and also provides education and training for other health professionals including nurses,
pharmacists, radiology and respiratory technicians. visit HenryFord.com.
Benefits
Whether it's offering a new medical option, helping you make healthier lifestyle choices or
making the employee enrollment selection experience easier, it's all about choice. Henry
Ford Health System has a new approach for its employee benefits program - My Choice
Rewards. My Choice Rewards is a program as diverse as the people it serves. There are
dozens of options for all of our employees including compensation, benefits, work/life balance
and learning - options that enhance your career and add value to your personal life. As an
employee you are provided access to Retirement Programs, an Employee Assistance Program
(Henry Ford Enhanced), Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Employee Health and Wellness, and a whole host of other benefits and services. Employee's classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health System is
committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to
race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,
weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,
or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.