How to hire a nephrology nurse

How to hire a nephrology nurse, step by step

Here's a step-by-step nephrology nurse hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a nephrology nurse job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new nephrology nurse
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The nephrology nurse hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a nephrology nurse to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a nephrology nurse that fits the bill.

   Here's a comparison of nephrology nurse salaries for various roles:

   Type of Nephrology Nurse	Description	Hourly rate
   Nephrology Nurse	Registered nurses (RNs) provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.	$23-46
   Nurse Coordinator	A nurse coordinator is primarily in charge of overseeing all nurses and their activities in a hospital or clinic. Their responsibilities include managing and rotating schedules, assessing nurse performance, organizing nursing programs, and developing strategies to optimize procedures... Show more	$29-49
   Registered Nurse Charge Nurse	A registered charge nurse is responsible for supervising nurses' workflow in a particular department or area, ensuring every patient gets the proper care that they need. A registered charge nurse has the discretion to direct tasks, arrange schedules, and monitor patients, such as in the aspects of admission and discharge... Show more	$22-52

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patients
   • Medical Care
   • Primary Care
   • Patient Education
   • IV
   • Diagnostic Tests
   • Diabetes
   • Vital Signs
   • Health Promotion
   • ICU
   • Patient Care
   • EMR
   • Blood Draws
   • Direct Patient Care

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage medication inventory and hospital supplies; attend hospital meetings and ensure patients have appropriate level of nursing care.
   • Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
   • Reinforce diet restriction and fluid limitation, dressing changes, catheter care, removal of staples, collecting lab specimens.
   • Participate in the quarterly review of emergency/disaster procedures with patients and other staff.
   • Provide diabetes education, including correct usage of insulin, prevention of diabetic complications, and teaching healthy diabetic lifestyle.
   • Pet examination, vaccination preparation and administration, triage, compounding medications, surgical assisting, radiography, animal restraint.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your nephrology nurse job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A nephrology nurse salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, nephrology nurses' average salary in south carolina is 47% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level nephrology nurses earn 49% less than senior-level nephrology nurses.
   • Certifications. A nephrology nurse with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a nephrology nurse's salary.

   Average nephrology nurse salary

   $68,709yearly

   $33.03 hourly rate

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   Entry-level nephrology nurse salary

   $49,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 23, 2026

   Average nephrology nurse salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$108,808	$52
   2	New York	$91,470	$44
   3	Oregon	$85,223	$41
   4	New Jersey	$81,630	$39
   5	Washington	$77,862	$37
   6	Pennsylvania	$72,324	$35
   7	Michigan	$71,328	$34
   8	Colorado	$67,223	$32
   9	Illinois	$66,819	$32
   10	Arizona	$65,915	$32
   11	Texas	$65,868	$32
   12	New Mexico	$64,315	$31
   13	Maine	$62,467	$30
   14	Alabama	$60,932	$29
   15	Iowa	$58,915	$28
   16	North Carolina	$53,282	$26

   Average nephrology nurse salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Stanford Health Care	$84,030	$40.40	20
   2	CovenantHealth	$81,813	$39.33	332
   3	Hca Hospital Services Of San Diego	$81,521	$39.19	11
   4	Biomedical Systems	$81,137	$39.01
   5	Atlantic Health	$80,576	$38.74	81
   6	Providence Health & Services	$80,493	$38.70	469
   7	Kadlec Regional Medical Center	$78,544	$37.76	11
   8	Children's Hospital Los Angeles	$77,452	$37.24	6
   9	Jackson Physician Search	$77,342	$37.18
   10	Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Inc.	$75,596	$36.34	89
   11	HealthTrust	$74,568	$35.85	930
   12	Joak American Homes	$73,328	$35.25
   13	Mayo Clinic	$73,188	$35.19	215
   14	Summit Health Oregon	$72,714	$34.96
   15	VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System	$71,612	$34.43	1
   16	DaVita Kidney Care	$71,147	$34.21	1,450
   17	Satellite Healthcare	$70,690	$33.99
   18	Catholic Health Initiatives - Colorado	$69,779	$33.55	308
   19	Dialysis Centers of America-Il	$69,779	$33.55
   20	Mountain Medical	$69,464	$33.40

4. Writing a nephrology nurse job description

   A job description for a nephrology nurse role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a nephrology nurse job description:

   Nephrology nurse job description example

   If you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered.
   Day - 12 Hour (United States of America)
   
   This is a Stanford Health Care job.
   
   Locations
   
   Stanford Health Care
   
   SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience
   
   Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford's patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.
   
   You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family's perspective:
   
   * Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
   * Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
   * Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination
   
   Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find nephrology nurses for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your nephrology nurse job on Zippia to find and recruit nephrology nurse candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as healthcarejobsite, health jobs nationwide, hospitalcareers, medreps.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting nephrology nurses requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new nephrology nurse

   Once you've selected the best nephrology nurse candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new nephrology nurse. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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