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: St Mary - Home
Shift: Day Job
Union Code: Not Applicable
Additional Details
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
Overview
Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services - from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .
Benefits
The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That's why we offer support in the various components of our team's well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health 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.
