RN Dialysis training - Davita vs Fresenius

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Hi I was wondering what the dialysis RN training looked like for both Davita and Fresenius respectively. The number of weeks, hours, exam etc. Is the training the same?

I am looking into getting into dialysis and wanted to know how the training varied.

Thank you!

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9 hours ago, van_rn said:

Hi I was wondering what the dialysis RN training looked like for both Davita and Fresenius respectively. The number of weeks, hours, exam etc. Is the training the same?

I am looking into getting into dialysis and wanted to know how the training varied.

Thank you!

I interview for Fresenius but did not take the job. The training is 6 months long with some classroom training and hands on experience. Upon completion of the course you have to take a exam. 16 hour shifts once you start working. I am unsure about davita.

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9 hours ago, Lovethenurse2b25 said:

I interview for Fresenius but did not take the job. The training is 6 months long with some classroom training and hands on experience. Upon completion of the course you have to take a exam. 16 hour shifts once you start working. I am unsure about davita.

16 hour shifts how many days a week to be considered full-time? Is that everywhere with this company or just at that particular facility? That's a looong shift!

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53 minutes ago, Elaine M said:

16 hour shifts how many days a week to be considered full-time? Is that everywhere with this company or just at that particular facility? That's a looong shift!

Im not sure if its everywhere. 16 hours 3 days a week. 5am start time also

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On 11/23/2019 at 5:59 AM, Lovethenurse2b25 said:

I interview for Fresenius but did not take the job. The training is 6 months long with some classroom training and hands on experience. Upon completion of the course you have to take a exam. 16 hour shifts once you start working. I am unsure about davita.

Thank you for the reply! Did you end up taking a dialysis job?

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On 11/23/2019 at 5:36 PM, Elaine M said:

16 hour shifts how many days a week to be considered full-time? Is that everywhere with this company or just at that particular facility? That's a looong shift!

That is pretty much standard for a 3 day a week clinic. MWF or TTS for 6 day a week clinics. It is an industry standard not corporate. The responsibilities of the RN are tremendous.

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1 hour ago, van_rn said:

Thank you for the reply! Did you end up taking a dialysis job?

No i ending up turning down the offer. The facility was desperate, the supervisor told me they were experiencing a big shortage and more than 75% of the workers left. Also that she would expect me to work more than 3 days a week and always work ot. Im a single mother the position did not seem ideal to me.

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4 hours ago, Lovethenurse2b25 said:

No i ending up turning down the offer. The facility was desperate, the supervisor told me they were experiencing a big shortage and more than 75% of the workers left. Also that she would expect me to work more than 3 days a week and always work ot. Im a single mother the position did not seem ideal to me.

sorry I mean did you take up a dialysis job with another company/facility?

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4 hours ago, Lovethenurse2b25 said:

No i ending up turning down the offer. The facility was desperate, the supervisor told me they were experiencing a big shortage and more than 75% of the workers left. Also that she would expect me to work more than 3 days a week and always work ot. Im a single mother the position did not seem ideal to me.

Yeah, 48 hours/week plus OT doesn't seem ideal to me either and I'm not a single parent. Gee, I wonder why so many people have left...?

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6 hours ago, van_rn said:

sorry I mean did you take up a dialysis job with another company/facility?

No other companies i’ve looked at like Davita are pretty much the same long hours. I’ve observed Davita facilities for hours and those nurses are running like crazy it is intense.

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6 hours ago, Elaine M said:

Yeah, 48 hours/week plus OT doesn't seem ideal to me either and I'm not a single parent. Gee, I wonder why so many people have left...?

The manager stated it was so bad they often shut the facility down just so they can get a handle on paperwork.

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