Program Director - Home Care jobs in Kent, WA

Northwest Kidney Centers seeks a full-time day shift Home Program Nurse Care Manager to support our Federal Way East Kidney Center location.

Purpose
The Home Program Nurse Care Manager is accountable for the delivery and documentation of care for patients dialyzing at Northwest Kidney Centers and in their home. The Care Manager uses a collaborative practice model focusing on outcomes to enhance the quality of patient care through effective and efficient management and monitoring of patient care programs. This includes assessments, planning care, directing, and evaluating patients and their home environment and clinical results, education and training as well as services and programs that enhance patient care.

Shift: Full-time, day shift (0800-1630), Mon-Fri

Required qualifications

• Equivalent of Associate or Baccalaureate degree with nursing major
• Current registered nursing license in the state of Washington
• One year of previous nursing experience.

Preferred qualifications

• Previous dialysis experience

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Benefit offerings for eligible employees (.6-1.0 FTE):

• Choice of 3 medical insurance plans through Kaiser Permanente (PPO, HMO & HDHP)
• Delta Dental
• Vision Services Plan
• 401 Retirement match and discretionary match
• Disability benefits such as Short-term & Long-term Plans
• Life & AD&D Plans
• Educational Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement of up to $4,000 annually
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Transit Subsidy
• Paid Time Off includes personal time off and 8 Holidays. PTO will accrue bi-weekly and will be pro-rated based on the FTE. The accrual rate will be 7.39 hours each bi-weekly pay period for staff.

Founded in 1962 as the world’s first outpatient dialysis provider, Northwest Kidney Centers operates 20 dialysis clinics across the Puget Sound region in addition to hospital-based services and a large home-based dialysis program. We are a not-for-profit, community-based organization and consistently rank among the top dialysis providers in the United States in quality of care, patient outcomes and transplant rates.

At Northwest Kidney Centers, teamwork, integrity, respect, excellence and stewardship guide our approach to how we work. We differentiate ourselves by our patient centered approach and active commitment to advancing kidney research and dialysis innovation. Key to our success is the compassion and expertise of our dedicated team of staff that care for those we serve.
Northwest Kidney Centers is an equal opportunity employer. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, genetics or veteran status.

Please note: Northwest Kidney Centers is obligated to adhere to Proclamation 24- 14.1 requiring healthcare workers in the State of Washington to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to work in a healthcare facility. Northwest Kidney Centers fully supports this requirement in order to prevent and reduce the spread of Covid-19 to patients and employees. All new staff will need to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination to NKC Employee Health prior to their first day. Medical or Religious exemptions may be accommodated depending on the role. For exemption information, please contact Human Resources prior to your start date.

This position is eligible for an evening shift premium of $2.50/hour.
This position is eligible for a weekend premium of $4.00/hour.