Dialysis experience preferred, either adult or pediatric.
Inpatient pediatric experience preferred.
Current Massachusetts RN license required.
Responsibilities
Work in a busy, regulated Dialysis Program for infants to adolescents.
Provide dialysis care across inpatient units and all ICUs, as well as chronic outpatient unit.
Educate patients and families about dialysis procedures and care.
Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate comprehensive patient care.
Commit to a 40-hour work week with 10-hour shifts, including on-call duties.
Benefits
Opportunity to work in a highly ranked pediatric nephrology unit.
Engagement with a diverse patient population from neonates to adolescents.
Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.
Exposure to a variety of dialysis modalities including peritoneal and hemodialysis.
Flexible scheduling with a mix of weekday and weekend shifts.
Full Job Description
Job Posting 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)
About Boston Children's Hospital
Boston Children's Hospital is a 404-bed comprehensive center for pediatric health care. As one of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States, Children's offers a complete range of health care services for children from birth through 21 years of age. Boston Children's Hospital is home to the world's largest research enterprise based at a pediatric hospital. More than 1,100 scientists, including nine members of the National Academy of Sciences, 11 on-staff members of the Institute of Medicine and 9 members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The hospital is also the primary pediatric teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
