Registered Nurse, Outpatient Peritoneal Dialysis PRN

We are seeking Registered Nurses (RNs) who are dedicated to providing exceptional care to those we serve at Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) Ambulatory. In return, we provide a supportive atmosphere where you can grow your career and make a lasting impact. We are a team-oriented unit that provides opportunities to manage a wide range of diagnoses and advancement of nursing skills. Join us and become #LoyolastRoNg!

This is a PRN position and would require one (8 hr shift) a month.

We offer our RNs:

• Benefits from Day One

• Career Development

• Tuition Reimbursement

• On Site Fitness Center (Gottlieb Memorial Hospital & LUMC)

• Certification reimbursement (up to 1 certification)

• Referral Rewards

What you will do:

• Directs and manages all aspects of patient care for Home Therapies patients in assigned programs from admission through discharge of the patient. Provides direction, guidance, and support to staff members to ensure the safe and effective delivery of home therapy support care to patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
• Oversees patient and caregiver readiness and ability to perform dialysis treatments at home and assesses environment for suitability in the ongoing delivery of home dialysis therapy, including training patients and caregivers on the safe and effective operation and preventative maintenance of equipment.
• Manages patient experience efforts by supporting Unit's patient satisfaction initiatives, embodying the company values and patient experience drivers while encouraging others to do the same.
• Ensures competency in the operation of all home dialysis therapy-related equipment, including the ability to troubleshoot equipment problems with the patient via telephone, maintaining appropriate staff licensures and CPR certifications.
• Responsible for management of program supplies, equipment tracking, ensures that orders are replenished in a consistent and timely manner.
• Directs activities related to the Continuous Quality Assurance Improvement, patient retention and Clinical Protocols Adoption, patient access management and patient training success.
• Directs data entry related activities such as patient admission, regulatory reporting, billing, physician orders, lab results, vital signs, patient status and any other treatment related data into systems.
• Ensures regulatory, compliance, and audit activities are accomplished on time.
• Orients and supports all new home therapies staff and provides ongoing education, ensuring compliance with all risk management initiatives, including in-center staff.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Environment

• Primarily clinic-based, with initial home visits alongside another staff member.
• May involve prolonged standing, bending, and lifting equipment/solutions.
• Exposure to infectious diseases is possible. 

What you will need:

• A Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing is required - BSN or ADN

• BLS provider (accredited by the American Heart Association) required prior to hire

• Current Registered Nurse License State of Illinois

• Minimum of 2 years of previous Nephrology nursing experience in a clinical setting strongly preferred.

Compensation: