Location:

Avera St Anthony's Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Primarily days with possible weekends/evenings/holidays (United States of America)

Position Highlights:

HOURS: Day shift

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Responsible for promotion of optimal dialysis services via implementation of clinical activities, patient, professional and public education, performance improvement and administrative functions. This position is responsible to establish goals, objectives, standards of performance and to develop policies and procedures.

What you will do

• In collaboration with leadership, is responsible and accountable for the ongoing operations of the unit.
• Manages the department’s resources to provide positive patient outcomes and meet budgetary goals and objectives.
• Maintains appropriate staffing levels to maximize unit efficiency.
• Collects data and monitors for trending of information that could be used to improve operations and affect patient outcomes.
• Assists the hospital based policy and procedure committee by reviewing and updating department policies.
• Assumes responsibility to communicate policies to staff and monitors compliance.
• Responsible for customer relations to include resolution of patient complaints, communication of risk management concerns and initiation of appropriate follow up.
• Ensures dialysis machines are disinfected and that cultures and LALs are obtained within parameters set forth by AAMI.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, developing, training, and retaining employees; planning, assigning, and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire
• 1-3 years of dialysis experience

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Previous management experience

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some:

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.

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