Corporate Nurse Consultant, Home Therapies - Dialysis Clinic, Inc.

Dialysis Clinic, Inc. is recruiting top talent interested in supporting our nonprofit mission to prioritize individualized care for patients facing chronic kidney disease. Our mission states “the care of the patient is our reason for existence,” and our dedicated team embodies our sole purpose during every patient interaction. We seek motivated, compassionate individuals to provide top-notch patient care and offer paid training, competitive pay, outstanding benefits, Sundays off and a strong culture. Join DCI today to build relationships and gain fulfillment serving individuals in our comfortable clinical setting with a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio than other providers.  

The Home Therapies Corporate Nurse Consultant will provide education and training to promote quality patient care, assist our dialysis facilities with improving financial outcomes and observe day to day operations to identify areas of improvement.

Schedule: Full-time, Travel between clinics is required.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits
• Life and long-term care 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

What You Can Expect:

Quality of Care:

• Facilitates the improvement of clinical and financial outcomes in assigned clinics by helping to develop quality improvement plans based on regulations, policies, industry trends and needs.
• Identifies alternative options/problem solving to improve outcomes.
• Reviews monthly clinic reports to assist clinic in the improvement of outcomes that fall below corporate goals. 
• Facilitates implementation of QAPI process and training on electronic QAPI.
• Completes assessments of clinic home programs, develop plan for improvement and follow clinic progress toward resolution of the plan

Training/Education:

• Participates in the development of educational tools for clinics to use to meet regulatory and academic needs
• Prepare and conduct training classes at the corporate office as needed
• Serves as mentor to clinic PD managers with particular emphasis on developing new managers

Communications:

• Facilitates communication between managers of clinics and the corporate office
• Communicates with clinic managers on a regular basis at all assigned facilities. 
• Communicates well with clinics using email and conference calls and face to face visits.

Problem Solving:

• Facilitates gathering of information and formulating plan for problem solving related to clinical/financial operations in the PD clinic which includes opening new programs and growing existing programs.
• Facilitates unbiased assessment of all angles of problem before formulating solution.

Regulatory:  

• Assist with enforcement of a core group of corporate mandated policy and procedures by educating the clinic on possible deficiencies. 
• Serves as a resource to clinic on interpretation of Medicare and state regulations as well as other agencies.   

Education/Training:

• Must be a Licensed Registered Nurse
• Must have 5 years’ relevant experience in dialysis and home therapies
• Management experience preferred  
• Must be willing to travel up to 50%

DCI is committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.

DCI’s Differentiator:
Since opening the first clinic 50 years ago in Nashville, Tenn., our Dialysis Clinic, Inc. family has grown to be the nation’s largest nonprofit dialysis provider with more than 270 locations in 30 states, serving nearly 14,000 patients each day. DCI invests in our care teams and funds research to further kidney care and treatment options. DCI prioritizes a holistic approach and offers hemodialysis, home dialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatment options. We empower patients to live meaningful and productive lives while also delivering high quality kidney care, saving lives and reducing hospitalizations. Learn more about DCI and see if we’re hiring in a clinic near you! www.dciinc.jobs

DCI is a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer-Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.  If you are having difficulty using the online application system or would like to request other accommodations or application methods, please contact Doug Patterson at Accommodations@dciinc.org or 615-327-3061. Once a request has been made, DCI will initiate a discussion with you about your needs and whether an accommodation can be provided. DCI is committed to providing such accommodations where possible.

For more information about equal opportunity please see: 

https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf;

https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf;

https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_formattedESQA508c.pdf; and

https://www.nlrb.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/basic-page/node-3788/employeerightsposter-8-5x11.pdf.

Security Roles and Responsibilities can be reviewed at: https://www.dciinc.org/security-roles