Dialysis Therapies Nurse

Dialysis Home Therapies Nurse - $7K SIGN-ON BONUS

As the largest and leading value-based kidney care company, Somatus is empowering patients across the country living with chronic kidney disease to experience more days out of the hospital and healthier at home.

It takes a village of passionate and tenacious innovators to revolutionize an industry and support individuals living with a chronic disease to fulfill our purpose of creating More Lives, Better Lived. Does this sound like you?

Showing Up Somatus Strong

We foster an inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration and innovation at every level. Our values bring our mission to life and serve as the DNA for every decision we make:

• Authenticity:We believe in real dialogue. In any interaction, with patients, partners, vendors, or our teammates, we are true to who we are, say what we mean, and mean what we say.
• Collaboration:We appreciate what every person at Somatus brings to the table and believe that together we can do and achieve more.
• Empowerment:We make sure every voice gets heard and all ideas are considered, especially when it comes to our patients’ lives or our partners’ best interests.
• Innovation:We relentlessly look for ways to improve upon the status quo to continuously deliver new solutions.
• Tenacity:We see challenges as opportunities for growth and improvement — especially when new solutions will make a difference for our patients and partners.

Showing Up for You

We offer more than 25 Health, Growth, and Wealth Work Perks to help teammates learn, grow, and be the best version of themselves, including:

• Accrual of 3 weeks’ Vacation (PTO)
• Professional Development, CEU, and Tuition Reimbursement
• Curated Wellness Benefits supporting teammates physical and mental well-being
• Community engagement opportunities
• And more!

The Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) and Home Hemodialysis (HHD) Registered Nurse provides home hemodialysis care and peritoneal dialysis treatment, including developing initial and ongoing assessments, and providing patient training and education as applicable. The PD and HHD Registered Nurse provides safe, effective delivery of care under the oversight of the Medical Director, Facility Administrator, Senior Director of Outpatient Dialysis, and Vice President of Operations.

Will require daily travel up to 50%

• Demonstrates high level of knowledge and experience skills and competencies related to the Hemodialysis Registered Nurse.
• Demonstrates ability to perform technical skills for the PD and HHD Registered Nurse including the patient’s treatment, water treatment and preparation, and emergency procedures as determined by the competency assessment program.
• Delivers care to assigned patients as prescribed, including all aspects of the PD and HHD procedure in accordance with state requirements.
• Demonstrates ability to work with any patient or staff and does not discriminate on any basis, including, but not limited to, race, gender, disease process, lifestyle and religious or cultural beliefs.
• Initiates, monitors, and discontinues dialysis treatments according to established procedures. Assesses patients pre/post treatment and reports problems to the Clinical Coordinator (CC) and/or Facility Administrator.
• Establishes priorities of care, both emergent and non-emergent.
• Develops and assimilates theoretical and technical knowledge with observations, assessments, and communication skills to detect dialysis and non-dialysis related problems.
• Recognizes and utilizes opportunities for patient and family education and training.
• Maintains a safe environment for self, patients, and staff by utilizing proper body mechanics, and following universal infection control precautions and cleaning procedures under OSHA regulations.
• Dialyzes isolation patients utilizing isolation precautions and prescribed procedures.
• Assesses patients utilizing isolation precautions and prescribed procedures.
• Performs hemodialysis access care according to established procedures.
• Administers and documents medications as authorized and documented in patient’s health record by the physician and further authorized or limited by the State Board of Nursing Practice.
• Reports any significant…