Acute Inpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis

Fresenius Medical Care•Newtown, PA

14d•Onsite

About The Position

The Acute Inpatient Registered Nurse (RN) provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of hospital patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The role may include delegating appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff. As a member of the kidney disease health care team, the nurse contributes to clinical decision-making, patient and family education, leadership, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and program operations. Work is performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies and procedures, nursing practice standards, contractual service agreements, and applicable state and federal regulations. The nurse works under the direction of a Supervisor and with guidance from an Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with another RN. The position supports a hospital in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and may also involve providing specialized nursing instructions to facility staff, assisting at an outpatient facility as needed, and traveling between assigned facilities or to training and meeting sites. The schedule is three 12-hour shifts, with weekly on-call responsibilities and possible night, weekend, or holiday work according to 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 applicable 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 meet the physical demands of direct patient care, including frequent prolonged standing, bending, heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation.
Ability, with assistance, to move machines and equipment weighing up to 200 lbs. occasionally and lift chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.
Ability to participate in an on-call rotation and work nights, weekends, or holidays as program needs require.
Ability to travel to training or meeting sites and between assigned facilities.

Nice To Haves

Acute dialysis experience.

Responsibilities

Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after treatment, document findings in the medical record, adjust or modify treatment plans as indicated, and notify appropriate personnel.
Assess and document patient and family learning needs and provide initial and ongoing education.
Recognize changes or abnormalities in patient status and report or collaborate with appropriate health care team members.
Direct and provide safe, effective care for assigned patients in accordance with prescribed modality-specific treatment procedures.
Assess daily patient care needs and coordinate 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, including notifying the physician and 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 current employees.
Provide specialized nursing care instructions to hospital or facility staff when contractually required.
Assist in an outpatient facility as needed and potentially serve as a Preceptor for new employees.
Complete CAP requirements to maintain or advance in the program.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.