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Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.

Here, the nation's brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist's outlook, a trailblazing spirit, and a celebrated history, we're making new strides every day.

We've been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the best of the best pediatric hospitals with #1 rankings in Colorado and the region by U.S. News & World Report.

As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 11 specialty care centers, 1,300+ outreach clinics and more than 10,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties.

Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat.

That's why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access, advancement, and opportunity. We know teams of individuals with different identities and backgrounds can nurture creativity and innovation. We know we can see, treat, and heal children better when our team reflects the diversity of our patient population. We strive to attract and retain diverse talent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help us one day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comes through our doors.

A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it's different.

The Dialysis Nurse supports Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO) mission, vision, and core values. The Dialysis Nurse provides direct patient care for patients suffering from acute or chronic kidney failure in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice with the policies, values, and mission of the organization. Monitors and manages patients during acute and chronic dialysis treatments to maintain a safe environment, optimize outcomes, and maximize available resources.

Department: Renal Dialysis
Hours per week: 38, eligible for benefits
Shift: A combination of 3 12 hour shifts/week or 2 12 shifts and 2 6 hour shifts/week. Rotating Saturdays 1-2 per 8 week schedule and on-call requirements 1 per week and 1 weekend (Fri-Sun) every 8 week schedule.

This position is eligible for relocation assistance, if relocating from 100 miles or greater.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Experience: One year nursing experience.
Certification(s): BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire.
Licensure(s): Registered Nurse (RN) license.

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE
Neonate - <30 days
Infancy - >30 days to 1yr
Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs
Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs
School age - >5yrs to 13yrs
Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs
Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

1. Responsible for the safe and effective delivery of peritoneal and/or hemodialysis direct patient care
2. Develops and maintains strong professional relationships with multidisciplinary healthcare providers to provide individualized patient/family care
3. Collects, monitors, and reports on quality of care outcomes and measures; provides input into the continuous evaluation and improvement of internal quality and safety processes, procedures, and performance measures
4. Collaborates with patients, families, and providers to facilitate family meetings and as needed to establish an effective plan of care based on mutually developed goals and in an environment that fosters shared decision making.
5. Assess patient's and family's unmet health and social needs at home or in other community locations and collaborates with social work and family navigators as needed.
6. Monitors patients' adherence to plan of care and progress toward goals. Facilities and documents change and/or interventions as needed
7. Provides education and coaching to patients and families to improve health literacy and work towards self-management of their health.
8. Facilitates patient access to appropriate medical and specialty providers as well as medication acquisition and management, procedures/tests, appointments, and referrals
9. Serve as a point of contact, advocate, navigator, and informational resource for patient, family, care team, and community resources.
10. Participates in the development and revision of policies and procedures, as well as with quality improvement and research activities impacting care for designated patient populations
11. Collect, monitors, and reports on water and instrumentation quality and safety according to dialysis protocols
12. Works with manager to mediate problems involving patient, families, and hospital personnel
13. Ensures compliance with clinical policies, procedure, and best practice in order to minimize the risk of harm to patients and providers.
14. Serves on department and organization-wide committees as directed

Guidelines: Developmental, standard, or intermediate level. Guidelines are generally numerous, well established, and directly applicable to the work assignment. Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.

Complexity: Falls between the entry and full performance/senior level. Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primarily applies standardized practices.

Decision Making: Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases. Brings non routine issues to supervisor. Problems that are not covered by guidelines or that are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.

Communications: Contacts with team members, clients or the public where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, or presented and some degree of discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.

Supervision Received: Under normal supervision, within a standardized work situation, the employee performs duties common to the line of work without close supervision or detailed instruction. Work product is subject to continual review.

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.