CLINIC MANAGER PAY-Fresenius

I have been think of making the move to dialysis after 30 years of hospital bedsde nursing. I have applied to Fresenius for all thier open positions around me- I was interviewed for 1 last year but the pay was $10.00/hour lower thna I had been getting, I interviewed for 1 position this year- a nurse was moving up from texas and already employed by FMCNA and she got the job. How do you get a job in dialysis these days?

Hopefully, there was a staff who reported this to the regulatory agency to investigate. If staff do not take responsbility to report such events, then they will continue. If the state investigates and finds a negative outcome was the result of staffing, or lack thereof, then maybe the situations in the unit will change. If a nurse knows of an incident as this and does not report same, then you are as guilty as the next person. Nurses are suppose to be patient advocates and protect patients.

Don't dooooooo it! Don't cross over to the management dark side!!!

I did it for 3 years, not for FMC, but DaVita - then, Gambro.

Never again. No way, no day. They tried to get me to take another clinic when I was a staff nurse again, and I refused.

They hired a crazy woman to run it - seriously, she had ISSUES...and I finally looked at my medical director one day (whom I had known for 13 years) and said, "Dr. D., you have got to help me get out of here. If I don't, that woman is gonna push me one toke over the line. I love my career, and she's not worth it."

Quit a week later.

Went back to another clinic (the one I originally started at in '94) the other day...saw several of my old patients...who all begged me to come back, 'cause they were scared for their lives and the lives of the other patients.

It's not that the nurses are bad. I trained half of the ones there that day. They know what they're doing. But when you're being made to do everything under the sun, something's gotta give.

I totally understand what it feels like being an rn in an FMC unit. As a nurse for more than 7 years, I don't mind the everyday stressors in life. But if the manager is out of control, staff are calling out everyday and nothing's being done about it, there's a shortage of nurses and in influx of very unstable pts, I would not recommend anybody to work for FMC.

Heck no way would I ever take a Clinic Mgr position. Girl, they will work you til your bones pop out, mainly covering all the staff that is either sick of the place or out sick or whatever, but I wouldn't make any life changing decisions based on this company. They suck!!!

Nope girl, I liked Dialysis but it's a whole different ball game compared to floor nursing. I miss my floor nursing, although I don't have 30 yrs behind me, I just wouldn't recommend FMC, perhaps DaVita but either way the pay is usually less than Hospital Nursing. If you want to stay in the same relm of money then look into Acute care Dialysis. More overtime $$ involved but if you prefer something less busy then maybe check into Radiology Nursing. Just a little helpful hint from someone who looks out for other healthcare professionals.

Beware that Acutes require on call. I am presently working 4 days a week in Acutes but I'm not getting 40 hours. Census dips so much some days we get out at 1230. So I either have to take PTO or go to the chronic unit with the possiblity of being called back to the Acute unit which is my first priority.

I am on call 7 nights a month. That's a lot. Sometimes 8 as there are only 4 nurses in this 5 bed unit. I was on call two fridays in a row. With Sat and Sun off. So really not off until Sat at 0600 and if you've been at the hospital all night Sat is a wash. Then I was on call Sat at 1600 until Monday at 0600. So that weekend was a total wash too. 3 weekends in a row a wash.
I'm presently traveling for my local regional VP and I won't do acutes again. NEVER.
As for DaVita at least they have a facilities administrator along with a clinical manager.

True true, on call is a biggie with Acutes so if you don't mind bieng on call then go that route other than that I just wouldn't recommend Fresenius.

Not all Outpatient units have a FA AND CM! None in the Top Cats Region near the coast anyways!! Sure would have made my days with them do able. It is not easy working the floor, managing and oooohhhhh the conference calls!!!!!

LOL! DaVita definitely IS one for conference calls, aren't they?? One thing I do NOT miss!