Job Description:

The Dialysis Supervisor supports the fundamentals of safety, quality, experience, and stewardship by providing clinical expertise and leadership to the department. This role has significant leadership responsibilities including, leading change, scheduling, maintenance of caregiver's competencies, new employee selection / orientation, constructive discipline, and completion of caregiver performance reviews. The Dialysis Supervisor has accountability for a team of caregivers and actively participates in the overall operations of the department, development of department practice, and provisions of patient care with specified accountabilities for implementation and outcomes. This caregiver actively participates in and has responsibility and accountability for partnerships and alignment with both local and system leaders to achieve quality, goals, metrics, and initiatives. This caregiver supports and enforces system policies/procedures to ensure safe, efficient, and effective patient care.

Essential Functions

Develops and implements initiatives to support department continuous improvement and zero harm efforts.Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate.Anticipates staffing needs and ensures that staffing levels and skill levels match the census and acuities for the department while also ensuring cost-effectiveness of staff utilization.Complies with regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides accurate and timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery.Responsible for the day-to-day operations, including the physical plant/facility, which may include facility monitoring, compliance to local, state, and federal regulations, licensure, facility utilities, community relationship and facility/programs emergency response plan to include partnerships with emergency personnel and drills.Responsible for caregiver performance, including performance management and competency  (e.g., annual skills updates, ongoing educational in-services, and completion of mandatory educational requirements).Promotes safety, quality, and experience for patients and caregivers.Serves as a clinical resource to caregivers.Responsible for all financial operations of the department, including operating within a budget and managing expenses.

Skills

DialysisFinancial PerformanceCommunicationTaking InitiativeLeadershipComputer LiteracyRegulatory UnderstandingCritical ThinkingCollaborationAccountability

Qualifications - Required

Current RN License in state of UtahObtain Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers prior to start date.RNs hired or promoted into this role need to have or obtain their BSN within three years of hire or promotion.Two years of clinical experience.

Qualifications – Preferred

Leadership experienceDialysis experience

Physical Requirements

Ability to evaluate and interpret color coded test results on test strips.Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and suppliesFrequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles

Physical Requirements:

Location:

Utah Dialysis Center

Work City:

Salt Lake City

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$43.98 - $63.79

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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