Staff Nurse (Home Therapies)

Company: Satellite Healthcare
Location: Gilroy
Posted on: July 14, 2020

Job Description:

The Home Dialysis Registered Nurse has responsibility for coordinating the services related to home modalities including patient training, follow up care, primary nursing, education and promotion of home treatment modalities to patients and staff.

About Satellite Healthcare

Satellite Healthcare is more than simply a dialysis company. Since our founding in 1974, we have become the industry's leader in personalized quality care: 70% of our centers earn 4- and 5-star ratings from Medicaid and Medicare.gov, far ahead of all other providers. Our success in caring for patients can be attributed to our mission, our not-for-profit structure, and our people. Together, they create a powerfully patient-centered organization.

Our mission is clear: to make life better for people living with kidney disease. Because we are a non-profit, we can pursue that mission with all our resources, united by our passion for patient care. As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, Satellite Research explores new ways to elevate the effectiveness and delivery of dialysis therapy. And Satellite Wellbound is leading the industry in home dialysis because better outcomes and quality of life are our highest priority. We are also substantial contributors to community and philanthropic kidney initiatives.

Across our organization, we share a single mission - to make life better for those living with kidney disease. Watch our video to learn more about our mission.

About the Role

We are seeking a Home Therapy dialysis nurse to educate and train our patients to perform their own dialysis at home in a clean and safe environment. The Home Therapy RN will advocate for the patients and effectively communicate with other team members. The Home Therapy RN role is an integral part of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) to empower our patients and keep them successful at home.

This is a rewarding opportunity to observe the transformation in patient's lives from being sick and dependent to thriving and living independently while improving clinical outcomes. Rotation of on-call for nights and weekends is required as needed.

About You

Making life better for those with kidney disease is a mission you can embrace fully and passionately. You want to learn about your patients beyond just their time in treatment. You know the value of compassion, commitment and especially collaboration. You believe in continuous improvement as a way of looking at everything. You pursue goals with determination and build long and productive professional relationships.

What You Will Gain

Relationships: You will work directly with a multi-disciplinary team who are just as passionate as you about making a difference in others' lives. You will also work alongside leaders who believe leading means serving; they support you in providing care that is unsurpassed in our industry.

Impact: The care you provide will enable our patients to live a better life that meets their needs holistically.

Growth: A Satellite career offers a lot of challenges, but also the support and leadership to learn and grow from each one. Here, the paths you find for fulfilling your aspirations don't need to be linear if that's your choice. With everything Satellite is doing to be a force for progress in the industry, you have many options before you.

This is a rewarding opportunity to observe the transformation in patient's lives from being sick and dependent to thriving and living independently while improving clinical outcomes. Rotation of on-call for nights and weekends is required as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Graduation from an accredited nursing school or equivalent; BSN preferred

Experience: One (1) year of general Registered Nursing (RN) experience required; Peritoneal or Hemodialysis experience preferred; Teaching experience preferred

License/Certifications: Current Registered Nurse (RN) license within state of practice; Nephrology certification within one year of eligibility; Current CPR certification

Satellite Healthcare, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Satellite Healthcare, Inc. does not discriminate in employment on account of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service.

Satellite Healthcare, Inc. offers a drug free work environment.

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