Registered Nurse - Dialysis (Inpatient & Outpatient)

Boston Children’s Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Children’s Hospital’s Dialysis Unit provides comprehensive dialysis care from neonates to adolescents, including peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis, and CRRT. We emphasize high-quality, patient- and family-centered care with a history of top performance in pediatric nephrology.

The RN will work in inpatient units and outpatient settings, collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate care and educate families.

Qualifications

• RN with Massachusetts license (RN) required.
• Dialysis experience preferred (adult or pediatric).
• Inpatient pediatric experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work in a busy, highly regulated Dialysis Program for infants to adolescents.
• Provide dialysis care across inpatient units, ICUs, and chronic outpatient unit.
• Educate patients and families.
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team (dietitians, social workers, child life specialists, pharmacy, etc.).
• Work 40 hours per week: Monday–Saturday, 10-hour shifts; one overnight on-call shift/week; rotating Sunday on-call.

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Job description

Position Summary

The Dialysis Unit at Boston Children’s provides a spectrum of dialysis care to both chronic outpatients as well as acute inpatients. We support patients with peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) from neonates to adolescents. We have had the distinction of achieving the highest rank in the US News and World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals Nephrology Specialty for many years.

Key Responsibilities

• Working in a busy and highly regulated Dialysis Program for a patient population of infants to adolescents.
• Providing dialysis care across inpatient units, all ICU’s as well as chronic outpatient unit.
• Patient and family education.
• Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team including dietitians, social workers, child life specialist, pharmacy, etc., to coordinate care.
• Working 40 hours per week: Monday through Saturday, 10-hour shifts. On call requirement is one overnight shift/week; rotating Sunday on-call coverage.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• A bachelor's degree in nursing

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year RN experience required.
• Dialysis experience preferred (adult or pediatric), inpatient pediatric experience preferred.

Licensure/Certifications

• Current Massachusetts license as a Registered Nurse (RN)