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Training can really vary by clinic and region. Your CM/FA should be able to give you details. I traveled from central PA to Pittsburgh over several weeks for classroom training and some initial training on machines/cannulation. I'd be in my home c...

I'm curious about this also. I currently work full- time,3-4 days a week,but am interviewing for a Mon-Fri 9-5 office job. Right now I use my days off for school work. But if I get the new job that will change. I could potentially do school work b...

PRN is an interesting idea. If it weren't for the problematic RN I would definitely consider it. Everyone at the clinic had warned me about this RN trying to cause problems for other staff, but she has never been a problem for me until now. She's ...

@kbrn2002 Thanks for your feedback. I did talk to the NP and she was very enthusiastic and feels I would be a good fit for the position. So I'm going to apply and see what happens. The hourly raise would be great, and they do have full benefits ...

So we just had our first patient dx with covid 19. We were informed last night by our CM and told to just monitor for symptoms. We have been diligent in use of PPE and requiring all the patients to be masked so per our CM, our risk of infection is ...

Sorry, let me clarify- the pt ( a nursing home resident) is being sent to our covid clinic as well as her roommate who is also a pt of ours. We have a few other pts from that nursing home, and they are still at our facility- they have tested negativ...

Yes, I agree, nothing is 100%. And yes, my kids could be asymptomatic as well. Generally, though, our county's rates have been very, very low and the teams are outdoors and practicing distancing, so I feel some sense of security in that aspect. ...

@Ashley_SF,BSN That's true, I was thinking about my own experience in outpatient. Inpatient vs outpatient is very different when it comes to BP maintenance and fluid removal- more options for sure!

I'm an outpatient hemodialysis nurse and we just had our first patient dx with covid 19. We were informed last night by our CM and told to just monitor for symptoms. We have been diligent in use of PPE and requiring all the patients to be masked so...

I started in dialysis in 1996 and stayed until 2007. Took a break to stay home with kids and tried a few other specialties before returning to outpatient HD 2018. The core of dialysis is the same. It's kind of like riding a bike. There are signif...

We split up jobs as well. I do foot checks, the other staff nurse does med reconciliations, and the charge does anemia mng and vaccinations. Whoever is there that day handles meds. For CIAs we split pts up alphabetically. The charge nurse rounds ...

What did you end up doing? I was in dialysis for 12 years, took a 10-year break doing other various things, and came back to outpatient hemo 2 years ago. Because I was gone so long, they did consider me as a new hire, so I had to do a full 6-month ...

I started my dialysis career in 1996 and worked through 2007. For the most part I was the charge nurse on the hemo floor, but I have done acutes, started a PD program, and was an interim clinical manager prior to going on maternity leave. We moved ...

Update: I did start in Jan. 18. I really enjoy being back! The clinic isn't perfect, and we've lost some staff recently so I'm working extra hours right now, but overall I am still really happy to be there. The charge nurse position is actually o...

One other brief point: Unless things have changed, the treatment time is a physician order- cutting the tx short without an ok from the physician is then not following the physician order and could result in a lot of hot water for the nurse/tech tha...

Wow, if I'm understanding this correctly- the staff is deciding to cut treatments short for various reasons, and then making the pt sign AMA to cover themselves? I haven't been in dialysis for 10 years, but I have a previous 11 years of experience (...

Still waiting... I originally applied for the charge nurse position, but they hired one of the current RN's there. They offered me the vacated staff nurse position. Which I accepted. Except- it wasn't a formal offer. The position hadn't been post...

I was just offered a position today at the dialysis clinic in my town. I've been waiting for over 3 years for a position to open up there. I had been offered another position about 30 minutes from home, but it seemed a really unstable situation, s...

I was offered a staff nurse position this past Thursday. Right after getting an informal offer I received a notice that the outpatient clinic less than 2 miles from my house is hiring a charge nurse. I have wanted a position there forever, but they...

StarBrownRN, thanks for the advice! They still haven't filled the position yet, and after further conversations with them I am still in the running. The concerns you mentioned are the same ones I have. Any company I have worked for before has had ...

Congrats! It will be nice to have the training at your facility! Best wishes for you, I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.

It seems to take a while sometimes! I have been a little frustrated, myself. I drove 4 hours round trip for the hiring event. Then I had a phone interview for the FA position. Then I did another 4 hour drive for the RN interview. The next day I ...

Finally have an interview at one of the big 2! An opening came up for an in-center staff RN. Applied a couple of weeks ago and was invited to a hiring event. Met the Facility Admin. and it seemed to go really well. Invited to interview for the po...

Did you decide to take the position? I was just at a hiring event last night and was pleased how it went. I've been an RN for 20+ years, 11 of those in dialysis. I've been out of it for 10 years and want to get back to it. I love outpatient HD. I...

I am an RN with 20 years of experience split between dialysis and diabetes ed. Last year I made the decision to leave my educator position due to the addition of night classes I was required to teach and four school age kids at home. I fell into su...