Dialysis Nurse

This role provides and directs patient care for patients experiencing acute or chronic kidney failure in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and the mission, vision, and core values of Children’s Hospital Colorado. The Dialysis Nurse manages and oversees patients during acute and chronic dialysis treatments to maintain a safe environment, optimize outcomes, and maximize available resources. Additionally, the Dialysis Nurse actively participates in quality improvement initiatives and serves as a subject matter expert in specialty areas.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and deliver direct patient care aligning with established policies, procedures, and state and federal regulations, including all dialysis modalities: hemodialysis (HD), peritoneal dialysis (PD), Acute HD, and PD.
• Demonstrate knowledge of transplant and other therapies as needed.
• Participate in new hire training and orientation activities.
• Implement prescribed treatments, including Sodium (Na) modeling and Ultrafiltration modeling (when appropriate), ensuring stable treatment therapy.
• Assess patient response to treatment, communicate changes to Nephrology Providers, and take appropriate intervention; actively participate in the pre-evaluation, initiation, monitoring, termination, access care, and post-evaluation of patients receiving treatment according to established procedure.
• Assess patient and family readiness and ability to perform dialysis, including the patient’s home environment if necessary.
• Direct patients in the preventative maintenance of home therapies equipment, including water systems and analyses as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain collaborative professional relationships with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to provide culturally competent, age-appropriate patient/family care.
• Collaborate with patients, families, providers, and the multidisciplinary team to facilitate family meetings, establish mutually developed plans of care, and foster shared decision-making.
• Assess patients' and families' Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) at home or in other community locations, and collaborate with social work and family navigators as needed.
• Evaluate and adjust care as needed; respond to and resolve barriers with providers, patients, family members, and hospital personnel in a timely manner.
• Maintain patient records, both hardcopy and electronic, for accuracy.
• Provide education and coaching to patients and families to improve health literacy and work toward self-management of their health; ensure education needs of patients and families are met.
• Facilitate coordination of patient access to appropriate medical and specialty providers, medication acquisition and management, procedures/tests, appointments, and referrals.
• On-call responsibilities for the Acute Dialysis setting, nights, and weekends as scheduled.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Three years of nursing experience, including two years of dialysis, CRRT, or Apheresis nursing experience.
• BLS/CPR certification from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license.

Pay

Hourly range: $41.87 to $62.81, dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits package, including base pay and incentives.
• Paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company-provided life and disability insurance.
• Paid parental leave and 403b employer match (retirement savings).
• Robust wellness program and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit.
• Annual employee bonus program based on organizational performance.
• Annual base pay increases based on performance over the previous year.

Schedule

• Full-time, benefit-eligible position.
• Shift: 0630-1900 day shift, variable Monday-Saturday with on-call and holiday requirements.
• Every 3rd weekend required.