Dialysis Registered Nurse

Nemours is seeking a PART-TIME Registered Nurse to join the Hemodialysis team in Wilmington, DE!

The hemodialysis unit at Nemours has 6 patient stations. The dialysis nurse will provide hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis services to both inpatients and outpatients with CKD, ESRD and AKI. Additional populations include FSGS patients requiring LDL apheresis. 

Current full-time, 72-hour biweekly, day shift position available. On-call and Saturday rotation required. Candidate must be able to reach the hospital with-in one hour when on-call. 

Position Responsibilities: 

• Provides all aspects of nursing care before, during, and after dialysis treatments. 
• Establishes a care plan in collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team.
• Educates patient and family/caregiver regarding disease process and individual care needs. 
• Identifies and participates in performance improvement activities.
• Participates in the outpatient peritoneal dialysis program by providing education/training the patient and family/caregiver on how to perform and manage peritoneal dialysis at home. Must be able to perform in-home assessments for home dialysis patients. 
• Monitors water treatments systems and water quality in accordance with AAMI standards. 
• Responsible to provide additional extracorporeal therapies, such as apheresis, when unit census allows. 

Position Requirements: 

• BSN preferred, must obtain within 3 years of hire. 
• Active Delaware, or compact state, Registered Nurse License required.
• Current AHA Health Care Provider BLS certification required.
• Certified Nephrology Nurse or Certified Dialysis Nurse preferred.
• One year of pediatric experience and/or two years dialysis experience preferred. 

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Equity, diversity, and inclusion guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build a diverse and inclusive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families. 

To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org.