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[stellsbells]

I am considering switching back to dialysis. I would like to do chronic outpatient as this is my experience. I have 2 years dialysis experience and 3 years ICU experience. I have never worked for Davita and wonder if any of you out there can tell me about your experiences with them. What are the shift hours, 8 hour vs 10 hour? Does it feel really corporate? Are pay increases based on a ladder or performance? I know what dialysis nursing involves so I am more interested in what this particular company is like. Thanks.

[workingmomRN]

Davita is not too bad to work for. At my clinic, there are only 2 RN's so we each work 3 days a week. I'm not sure how they schedule at larger clinics, probably 4 10-hour days. Davita likes for employees to get involved in different projects like vascular access or infection control, etc. They do not match on the 401k funds, but have bonuses instead. The bonuses are based on patient outcomes, productivity, meeting goals for your clinic. Pay raises are usually based on performance & length of employment. The decline in the economy has resulted in a decrease in amount of pay raises. Davita is as good as any other company to work for, but since you are already experienced in dialysis, I'm sure you have already seen the differences in clinics within the same company.