Acute Inpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis

Fresenius Medical Care•Jackson, MS

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Inpatient Registered Nurse CAP 2 provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients receiving acute dialysis. The role includes patient assessment, care planning, intervention, evaluation, education, and documentation, and may include delegating appropriate tasks to patient care staff. As part of the kidney disease health care team, the nurse participates in clinical decision-making, teaching, leadership, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and program operations. Duties are performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies and procedures, nursing practice standards, contractual service agreements, and applicable regulations. The nurse works under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from an Educator or Preceptor or in collaboration with another Registered Nurse. The position may include providing oversight as a designated Nurse in Charge after completing required training and meeting the stated acute dialysis experience requirement. It may also involve precepting employees, providing specialized instructions to facility staff when contractually stipulated, and assisting at an outpatient facility as needed. The role provides direct patient care in a healthcare facility and requires travel to training or meeting sites and between assigned facilities. Work includes desk and computer tasks and interaction with patients, hospital or facility staff, and physicians. The position requires participation in an on-call rotation and may involve nights, weekends, and holidays according to program needs. Physical demands include frequent prolonged standing, bending, heavy lifting and moving patients, and occasionally moving equipment or lifting chemical and water solutions. Exposure to infectious or contagious diseases or materials may occur.

Requirements

Current appropriate state licensure.
Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of CPR BLS certification.
Must meet practice requirements in all states of employment.
Minimum of 2 years or more of Nephrology Nursing experience as an RN in the last 2 years.
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 experience in acute dialysis 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.

Nice To Haves

Acute dialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Collects and analyzes patient data before, during, and after treatment; documents findings and adjusts the treatment plan as indicated, notifying appropriate personnel.
Assesses and documents patients’ and families’ learning needs and provides initial and ongoing education.
Recognizes changes or deviations in patient status and reports or collaborates with appropriate members of the health care team.
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 support continuity of care.
Implements, administers, monitors, and documents patient responses to prescribed intradialytic transfusions, and reports adverse reactions as appropriate.
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 Clinical Advancement Program.
May oversee Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, and RNs as a designated Nurse in Charge after meeting the stated training and experience conditions.
Performs other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.