Staff Nurse - Renal in North

Staff Nurse - Renal in North County - Berkshire Health Systems - North Adams

Berkshire Health Systems offers individuals the opportunity to work in an environment where they will be challenged, supported, and respected. As the region’s leading provider of comprehensive healthcare services, our employees are affiliated with an award winning teaching hospital, dedicated colleagues, and world class technology. The BHS family is proud to deliver the kind of advanced healthcare most commonly found in large metropolitan centers.

Additional Business Name: Renal North County

Job Title:

Staff Nurse - Renal in North County

Salary Range:

To Commensurate With Experience

Location:

North Adams

Job Type:

Full Time

Category:

Nurse/RN/LPN

Associate Degree
Required

Work Experience:

2+
Required

Skills/Certifications/Licenses:

MA RN License - Preference:
Required
BLS - Preference:
Required

Job Description:

Attention North County Nurses!

The BMC Renal Dialysis is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our team.

• 36 hrs/wk
• Full Benefits
• Shift 1
• Union Position
• Master Schedule
  • Week 1: M-Th-F
  • Week 2: T-W-S
  • Week 3: M-Th-F
  • Week 4: T-W-S

Job Requirements:

• Experience:
  • Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing. Has a thorough knowledge of nursing principles and procedures.
  • Current experience in nephrology nursing/dialysis preferred.
    At least one year experience in critical care nursing preferred.
    Two year medical/ surgical nursing required.
• Education and Training:
  • Associates Degree in Nursing. BSN preferred.
  • Successful completion of critical care course, and arrythmia course required.
• License, Certification & Registration:
  • RN License
    - Currently licensed as an RN in Massachusetts
  • BLS
  • Certification as a Nephrology Nurse preferred.
• Other Requirements:
  • Demonstrates continuing education in accordance with State regulations. Assures compliance with unit-specific scope of practice. Must be able to speak the English language in an understandable manner. Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so the requirements of the position can be fully met.
• Other Addendum(s) Requirements:
  • Previous training and education in nephrology nursing/dialysis techniques required. At least
    one year experience in critical care nursing or one year experience with medical/surgical
    nursing required.
  • Arrythmia course successfully completed within 6 months
  • BSN preferred
  • CNN preferred
  • Certification In Basic Life Support; certification in hemodialysis nursing and/or
    Nephrology nursing preferred.
  • At least one year of current experience in nephrology nursing, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and sustained low efficiency dialysis required. At least one year of experience in a critical care setting preferred
  • Successful completion of telemetry course required
  • Participation in the on-call rotation required.