Acute Inpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Metairie, LA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Inpatient Registered Nurse CAP 2 provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients as part of a kidney disease health care team. The role includes patient assessment, care planning, interventions, evaluation, patient and family education, and coordination with clinical staff and contracted facilities. The nurse may delegate appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff and contributes to decision-making, teaching, leadership, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and program operations. The nurse performs duties under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from an Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with another Registered Nurse. Care and documentation must comply with company policies and procedures, nursing practice standards, contractual service agreements, and applicable state and federal regulations. The position may include oversight of patient care staff after completion of required training and experience, serving as a Preceptor, and assisting at an outpatient facility as needed. The position provides direct patient care in a health care facility and involves desk and computer work, interaction with patients and clinical personnel, travel between assigned facilities and training or meeting sites, and participation in an on-call rotation. The work may involve night, weekend, or holiday coverage according to program needs. Physical demands include frequent prolonged standing, bending, heavy lifting and moving patients, and occasionally moving equipment with assistance. The nurse may be exposed to infectious materials and must take the Ishihara Color Blindness test as a condition of employment; failure does not preclude employment, and reasonable accommodation may be considered.

Requirements

Current appropriate state nursing licensure.
Current CPR BLS Certification or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.
Must meet practice requirements in all states in which employed.
At least 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as an RN within the last 2 years.
Must complete applicable CAP requirements to maintain or advance.
To provide assigned oversight as a designated Nurse in Charge: successful completion of all FKC education and modality-specific training requirements and 6 months of acute dialysis experience as an RN.
Must take the Ishihara Color Blindness test as a condition of employment; failing the test does not preclude employment, and reasonable accommodation may be considered.
Ability to meet the physical demands of direct patient care, including prolonged standing, bending, heavy lifting and moving patients, and occasional assisted movement of equipment.

Nice To Haves

Acute dialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Collects and analyzes patient data before, during, and after treatment, documents findings, adjusts treatment plans as indicated, and notifies appropriate personnel.
Assesses, collaborates on, and documents patients’ and families’ learning needs and provides initial and ongoing education.
Recognizes changes or abnormalities in patient status and reports or collaborates with appropriate health team members.
Directs and provides safe, effective care for assigned patients according to prescribed modality-specific treatment procedures.
Assesses daily patient care needs and collaborates with direct and ancillary patient care staff.
Coordinates communication with FKC and non-FKC dialysis providers and contracted facility personnel to maintain continuity of care.
Implements, administers, monitors, and documents responses to prescribed intradialytic transfusions, and reports adverse reactions to the physician and appropriate blood supplier.
Administers prescribed medications and documents medical justification and effectiveness.
Initiates and assists with emergency response measures.
Serves as a resource, leader, coach, mentor, and role model for new and incumbent employees.
May provide specialized nursing care instructions to hospital or facility staff as contractually stipulated.
May assist in an outpatient facility as needed and may serve as a Preceptor to new employees.
Completes CAP requirements to maintain or advance within the program.
May oversee Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, and RNs as a designated Nurse in Charge after meeting stated training and experience requirements.
Performs other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
Participates in an on-call rotation and may work nights, weekends, or holidays according to individual program needs.
Travels to training and meeting sites and between assigned facilities.