Acute Impatient Dialysis Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Alton, IL

20d•Onsite

About The Position

The professional registered nurse Inpatient RN CAP 2 provides and coordinates clinically competent care, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation for an assigned group of patients. The role may include delegating appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff, and participates as a member of the kidney disease health care team in decision-making, patient and family teaching, leadership, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and program operations. The nurse performs duties in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, procedures, standards of nursing practice, contractual service agreements, and applicable state and federal regulations. The position provides direct patient care, including modality-specific treatment, patient education, medication administration, emergency response, and communication with care-team members and facility personnel. The nurse may support outpatient facilities as needed, serve as a preceptor, and provide specialized nursing care instructions to hospital or facility staff when contractually stipulated. The work takes place in a health care facility and includes patient interaction, computer and desk work, and travel between assigned facilities or to training and meeting sites. The role involves physical patient-care demands, possible exposure to infectious materials, and participation in an on-call rotation, including nights, weekends, and holidays as required by program needs.

Requirements

Current appropriate state licensure.
Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of certification.
Meet practice requirements in all states where employed.
At least 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as an RN within the last 2 years.
Complete CAP requirements to maintain or advance.
Pass the Ishihara Color Blindness test as a condition of employment; failure does not preclude employment, and reasonable accommodation may be considered.
Ability to perform the physical demands of the role, including frequent prolonged standing, bending, heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; may move equipment weighing up to 200 lbs. with assistance and lift chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.

Nice To Haves

Acute dialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Collect, analyze, and document patient data before, during, and after treatment; adjust treatment plans as indicated and notify appropriate care-team members.
Assess and document patient and family learning needs, and provide initial and ongoing education.
Recognize patient conditions that vary from normal and report or collaborate with appropriate health-team members.
Direct and provide safe, effective care for assigned patients according to prescribed modality-specific treatment procedures.
Assess daily patient-care needs and collaborate with direct and ancillary patient-care staff.
Coordinate communication with FKC and non-FKC dialysis providers and contracted facility personnel to support continuity of care.
Implement, administer, monitor, and document patient responses to prescribed intradialytic transfusions, and notify the physician and appropriate blood supplier of adverse reactions.
Administer prescribed medications and document medical justification and effectiveness.
Initiate and assist with emergency response measures.
Serve as a resource, leader, coach, mentor, and role model for new and incumbent employees.
Provide specialized nursing care instructions to hospital or facility staff when contractually stipulated.
Assist in an outpatient facility as needed and serve as a preceptor to new employees when assigned.
Complete CAP requirements to maintain or advance within the program.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
Participate in an on-call rotation and travel to training or meeting sites and between assigned facilities.