Location: 14555 Levan, Livonia MI 48154
Status: Full Time
Shift Details:  8:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday. The clinic is closed most weekends and holidays depending on the needs of the clinic (training or clinical need for a patient).

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION: 

St. Mary Dialysis is a unit attached to an outpatient dialysis facility.  The facility oversees peritoneal and home dialysis patients. Census is 16 PD and 1HHD patient. Staffed with full-time Nephrologists.  In addition, we have a part-time Home Nurses and a travel pool home dialysis technician. In addition, the unit has multiple support staff members that are shared with the outpatient clinic including front desk team and tech leader staff (machine maintenance) that may assist with operational duties within the clinic. We case manage 17 pts who are monitored by connected health platform for Baxter and NxStage systems. Patients are trained to perform dialysis treatments at home within the clinic. PD training takes 7-10 days and HHD training takes 4-6 weeks. The home team schedules monthly clinic visits for all home patients with the interdisciplinary team and lab draws for PD patients. Our team provides pt education as well as referrals to transplant services for sites the pt requests to be referred to.

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Functions as the face and voice of the dialysis unit, providing a welcoming atmosphere for patients and others, both in person and on the phone. Under general supervision, and according to established policies and procedures, completes relevant forms, enters key information into databases, uses and provides reports. Obtains patients¿ records, schedules tests and treatments, registers new patient, types miscellaneous materials and performs other related duties. 

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Treats patients and families with respect and dignity, working in a compassionate manner toward the patients and their family members that are part of the dialysis program. Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the billing cycle. Completes medical records responsibilities. Assists with/enters scheduling information and corrections into Dimensions. Prepares monthly reports and statistics. Adheres rigorously to all infection control/infection prevention requirements. Maintains office supplies. Maintains a neat and safe work environment and appropriately speak up as needed regarding potential concerns.

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.  

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Requires high school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent. Requires computer experience; familiarity of Microsoft Office preferred. Experience with entering information into databases preferred. Additional Information Organization: Community Care Services Department: St Marys Incenter Dialysis Shift: Day Job Union Code: Not Applicable