Registered Nurse - Dialysis

<p>Join VA Black Hills Health Care System Hot Springs as a Dialysis Registered Nurse and deliver meaningful, Veteran-centered care to patients with kidney disease. In this role, you will provide safe hemodialysis treatment, coordinate care, educate patients, support self-management, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to improve outcomes across the continuum of care.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>At VA Black Hills Health Care System Hot Springs, the Dialysis Registered Nurse helps Veterans with end-stage renal disease, acute kidney injury, and late-stage chronic kidney disease manage complex care with confidence, dignity, and continuity. This role offers the opportunity to build therapeutic relationships with patients and families, provide safe dialysis treatment, support education and self-management, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to improve outcomes, strengthen care coordination, and enhance the Veteran experience Duties include, but are not limited to: - Deliver knowledge-based nursing care for Veterans receiving dialysis services, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualized care. - Provide and support safe hemodialysis treatment, including treatment start-up, machine programming, monitoring during treatment, and treatment completion. - Serve as a primary nurse for an assigned end-stage renal disease patient panel, helping Veterans navigate care needs across the healthcare system. - Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, continuity, and patient satisfaction throughout the care continuum. - Administer medications and perform procedures in accordance with established policies, guidelines, and dialysis care standards. - Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members and other departments to achieve desired patient outcomes and support shared care delivery decisions. - Monitor, track, trend, and report care continuity needs and patient outcomes to the interdisciplinary team. - Apply specialized dialysis knowledge, including vascular access anatomy, dialysis catheter types, treatment pathophysiology, infection control, and disinfection practices. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Compressed Work Schedule - Schedule will vary. Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.</p><h3>Requirements</h3>U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.