differences in dialysis between UK and US

[suzanne7575]

I have been working in dialysis since 2000, and am just starting to plan a move out to the states. I am aware that i will most likely need a 1-2 years experience in a hopsital setting in the states before i can go back to dialysis, but I just wondered how it differed between the UK and US.

In the UK our dialysis units are part of the NHS trust hospitals and are based onsite, as nurses we are employed by the NHS trust and we get the same salaries as all other nurses within the NHS based on a grading system. Our patients basically get allocated to the dialysis unit in their NHS trust, they have no choice over where they get dialysis. We generally don't have private dialysis clinics in the UK although there are a few private holiday dialysis facilties.

[Hajnal]

I work in a Fresenius unit and there are no sign-on bonuses but they do have health insurance, sick time, PTO (paid time off), retirement. In my area, the wages are higher by $2-3/hour for dialysis units.

Hi! I saw that you work in a Fresenius unit. How is it working there? I am from Romania, and I am waiting for an interview to go and work in the states, maybe for Fresenius. It has been a long time since I've been waiting for the interview. Is it so diffucult to get a job in hemodialysis? I have more than 5 years practice in hemodialysis, and the company, O'Grady Peyton International didn't find a job for me,yet. Where are you working? I mean in which state?