Job Description

Registered Nurse (RN) Dialysis Unit

Job Type: Full-Time | 0.75 FTE or 60 hours/pp | Nonunion Hourly

Schedule: 6 x 10-hour Day Shifts/pp, MWF, 6:00am – 4:30pm

Your experience matters

UP Health System - Portage is part of Lifepoint Health, a diverse healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Dialysis RN joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ® Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Join a highly stable and collaborative dialysis team where you'll be supported by experienced leaders and clinicians who are invested in your success. Our unit offers a comprehensive 10–12-week orientation. New grads are welcome. With long-tenured staff, including nurse leaders, an experienced NP, a nephrologist who rounds monthly, a social worker, and dietitian, you'll work in a true team-based environment focused on delivering exceptional patient care. Our census is capped at 24 patients, allowing nurses to build meaningful patient relationships while working alongside skilled technicians in a supportive and well-established culture.

How you'll contribute

A Dialysis RN who excels in this role:

• Directs and/or performs initiation of dialysis treatments, monitoring, and ending of treatment.

• Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.

• Plans and documents patient care given.

• Monitors, records, and communicate patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.

• Evaluates the assessment, planning and intervention process.

• Demonstrates professional and personal development.

• Delivers direct patient care appropriate to the age of patient served including adult and geriatric patients.

• Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for

Applicants should have a current Michigan RN license and possess an associate degree from an accredited nursing school (bachelor's degree preferred). Additional requirements include:

• Basic Life Support Certification

• Annual Influenza Vaccination or Declination

Connect with a Recruiter
Not ready to complete an application, or have questions? Please contact Paula Swartout by texting or calling 906.282.1179 or use this link (https://bit.ly/BookTimewithPaulaSwartout) to schedule a phone call.

More about UP Health System

UP Health System - Portage is a 36-bed acute care hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan for over 128 years. We are proud to be recognized as an Accredited Chest Pain Center, Silver Plus Award for Stroke Care, Highest Safety Grade by the Leapfrog Group and a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital by the Chartis Center for Rural Health.

EEOC Statement

"UP Health System - Portage is an Equal Opportunity Employer. UP Health System - Marquette is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.