OverviewThe Dialysis Nurse Educator (RN) provides initial and ongoing professional training and education for facility staff.
Schedule: Fulltime shifts typically include eight-hour days Monday through Friday, with evenings and weekends off, although may be adjusted to align with clinic’s operational hours.
Compensation: Pay range from $39-$57 per hour, depending on nursing and dialysis experience
Benefits:
- New Educator Training Class (four days of professional education, virtual or in-person)
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits
- Life and long-term disability insurance provided at no additional expense to employee
- Paid time off (PTO) including holidays
- Extended Sick Bank (ESB) in addition to PTO – paid time for doctor appointments, sickness or medical leave
- Retirement plans with $.50 of each contributed dollar matched for eligible employees, up to 8 percent
- Education reimbursement
- Employee assistance program
- Wellness program
- Among others
Responsibilities
What You Can Expect:
- Support and guidance from corporate clinical team
- Develop unit-specific policies and procedures with guidance from medical director and clinic manager
- Lead classroom theory training for patient care staff new to dialysis
- Verify new staff competencies before assigning additional independent tasks
- Oversee preceptor program and report progress
- Educate staff on new and existing clinic policies and procedures
- Provide instruction to patient care team to correct deficiencies identified during federal or state surveys
- Assign and monitor completion of new-hire and annual online education modules within established deadlines
- Administer annual competency testing of all patient care staff, and if needed, provide additional training to those not meeting requirements
- Audit medical records, infection control and regulatory compliance annually and develop a corrective plan for any deficiencies
- Monitor and track licensure and certifications for all disciplines
- Ensure any non-certified PCTs test for certification within 12 months of hire
- Coordinate or facilitate CPR certification classes
Qualifications
Successful Candidates Bring:
- Excellent communication and teaching skills
- Demonstrated clinical excellence
- Strong leadership skills
- Desire to collaborate with care teams and across disciplines
- Ability to problem solve
Education/Training:
- Accredited nursing degree required (BSN, AA, RN diploma)
- Two years’ dialysis experience required, with six months’ experience as a charge nurse preferred
- Current CT Registered Nurse license
- Current CPR/AED certification
