Avera Dialysis-Sioux Falls
Worker Type:
Regular
Work Shift:
Primarily days with possible weekends/evenings/holidays (United States of America)
Pay Range:
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$32.50 - $48.50
Position Highlights
****Maybe eligible for $10000.00 sign on bonus!
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm; 80hrs/2wks
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
Assists with coordinating the care and services of the patient diagnosed with kidney disease across the continuum of care in collaboration with multiple departments, specialties and provider disciplines. Promotes effective resource utilization, including removal of barriers to care. Assists with access to appropriate care through the multidisciplinary team in order to achieve an optimal clinical outcome.
What you will do
Facilitates the coordination of patient care services to assure excellence in patient care and patient flow. Completes initial and ongoing needs assessment of all patients. Follows patient through the entire care continuum/experience, eliminating operational barriers to services and addressing or making referral to address all other barriers to services or care compliance with particular focus on disparate populations. Works closely with other healthcare disciplines to ensure timely appointments, results reporting financial need referrals, communication, patient care, and follow-up.
Documents all patient assessments, education, coordination, referrals, and other activity within the electronic medical record.
Facilitates the development, implementation, and adherence to clinical guidelines to ensure optimal clinical outcomes. Ensures follow-up on identified patient clinical and non-clinical care, facilitating communication and compliance to established plans of care.
Collaborates with inpatient Case Management, Nephrology Clinic and Transplant and assists with follow up to ensure treatment plans are coordinated.
Demonstrates expertise in educational and resources services. Serves as a point of contact for patients and frequently educates and guides them. Develops, organizes, and participates in educational activities related for patients and the community.
Collaborates with other health care providers in developing, implementing, and evaluating educational materials for patients and their families. Interfaces with other healthcare team members for appropriate referrals/services (ethics, social work, pastoral care, patient advocate, financial counseling, care management, community services, nutritional services, palliative care, etc.).
Develops relationships with physicians and professionals within and outside of the immediate departments of Dialysis and Nephrology. Collaborates with outside disciplines and teams across physical locations to coordinate care into appropriate locations and within appropriate timelines and specialties.
Assists Administration in planning, development, implementation and evaluation of goals and objectives including data collection, analysis, and reporting related to evaluation and measurement of impact due to the navigation process.
Utilizes care coordination to appropriately direct patients to the correct modality, services, and location of care.
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
Minimum of 2 years of Dialysis 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.
