Registered Nurse Nephrology

Job Title

• Registered Nurse - Nephrology

Location

• Peoria, IL

Schedule / Job Type

• Full-time, Night shifts, 12-hour shifts, rotating weekends, holiday rotation, potentially flexible scheduling

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialized nephrology nursing care for a 21-bed unit with mostly private rooms and overhead lift equipment.
• Conduct bedside reports, patient rounding, and monitor 1:4 to 1:6 patient ratios during night shifts.
• Administer treatments, manage dialysis patients, and support post-operative renal transplant care.
• Collaborate with charge nurses, house supervisors, and interdisciplinary team members to ensure quality patient care.
• Assist with activities such as vital signs, patient baths, Foley catheter management, and medication administration, including inhalers and respiratory therapies.
• Maintain accurate documentation and monitor telemetry (via Philips monitors) with support from teletech staff, without needing to interpret strips.

Required Qualifications

• Active Illinois RN license or proof of application process.
• BLS certification.
• Experience in general medical-surgical or nephrology settings.
• Ability to work night shifts and flexibly with scheduling.
• Knowledge of dialysis, ESRD, AKI, transplant procedures, and related diagnoses is preferred.
• Must provide last four digits of SSN, middle initial, and requested time off during application.

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Nephrology or urology background preferred.
• Positive attitude, teamwork, dependability, and adaptability.
• Experience with patient care involving dialysis, transplant, and complex medical conditions.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a dedicated nephrology unit with a collaborative team environment.
• Supportive leadership structure with flexible scheduling options and self-scheduling availability.
• Chance to contribute to specialized care for complex renal and transplant patients.