RN- Home Dialysis- 20 hours- day shifts
Henry Ford Health System - dearborn, MI
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Location Fairlane Home Dialysis 19001 Hubbard Drive Dearborn MI 48126 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.
Created: 2024-09-30