Our program is designed to provide dialysis patients the opportunity to enjoy a dream vacation as well as offering our medical staff the opportunity to sail on the world’s most beautiful cruise ships to truly exotic destinations. Our expectations from our care givers are very high. We strive to provide the absolute best and safest treatments possible. We use Fresenius 2008K machines on all of our cruises and require that our staff be proficient in the use of these machines.
For us to achieve our goals, we seek qualified medical staff that has the same vision and level of caring as we do. The program is predicated on a system that will provide you with a complimentary cruise in exchange for your professional services. Our patient capacity for any cruise will not exceed 16 patients. We dialyze in shifts of 4 patients at a time in most instances, depending on the space available on each particular ship. Dialysis treatments are typically performed three days a week. Our staffing ratio is two patients to one caregiver per shift. Under normal circumstances, caregivers can expect to work approximately 24 hours in a week. Nephrologists are expected to make rounds at every shift.
Qualifications
-You must be board certified or board eligible.
-Your license must be current and in good standing.
Terms and Conditions
Dialysis at Sea® Cruises will provide, at our expense, one roundtrip coach airfare for the attending physician. Dialysis at Sea Cruises will not provide airfare for the traveling companion or their port taxes and fees. The physician will be responsible for those expenses.
Dialysis at Sea® Cruises will provide one double occupancy ocean view cabin for the doctor and his/her companion at no charge. Dialysis at Sea® Cruises will only pay for the doctor's port charges. The companion's port charges and taxes will be the physician's responsibility. Any additional passengers wanting to sail in the physician's cabin (children/other family members) will be required to purchase their portion of the cruise through Dialysis at Sea Cruises at the prevailing cruise line rates, pending availability.
Dialysis at Sea® Cruises will provide the above described berths and port taxes (physician only). All other incidentals, including transportation to and from the airport, parking, meals during travel, tips, gratuities and other incidentals will be the physician's responsibility.
Please attach a copy of the following and submit with your application:
COPY OF MALPRACTICE INSURANCE CERTIFICATE
COPY OF YOUR MEDICAL LICENSE
COPY OF YOUR CV
Proof of citizenship is required to board all cruise ships. Dialysis At Sea Cruises requires all of our medical staff to carry valid passports at the time of sailing.
Once you have completed the application, please select the cruise you may be interested in. Keep in mind that you must have sailed once in the Caribbean and once in Alaska prior to qualifying for sailing to Europe, South America, Asia or any other exotic destinations. Please have several options prepared as we may already be staffed for the cruise you may be interested in. Contact our Medical Staffing department and make arrangements to be considered for the cruise.
Approximately three weeks prior to sailing, you will receive your cruise documents as well as a copy of the dialysis schedule for the particular cruise. The dialysis schedule is set up by Dialysis At Sea Cruises and cannot be altered for any reason unless a medical emergency or equipment emergency requires it. We do not, under any circumstances, adjust the dialysis schedule to accommodate shore excursions for either patients or medical staff.
You will have a dect phone provided by the cruise line that needs to be charged and with you 24/7.
On embarkation day, you will have been granted early boarding privileges. Please find the pier manager and advise them that you are a doctor with Dialysis At Sea Cruises and are expected to check in the ship’s infirmary for a meeting with the staff of DASC. Once granted access to the ship, please proceed immediately to the dialysis rooms. Our Dialysis at Sea Cruises technician will be completing the set up for your cruise and will answer any questions you may have. He will show you the location of the supplies, medications and any other items you may need. You will be introduced to the ship’s medical team and will review and coordinate emergency procedures. PCT’s will work under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. Dialysis At Sea Cruises will have one of our company employed nurses on the majority of the cruises and they will assume the position of charge nurse on all of the sailings. Please feel free to question our technician in detail until you have reached a comfort and confidence level that will allow you to provide impeccable treatments.
Please stay onboard the ship during all treatments.