Acute Inpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Oxford, MS

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The professional registered nurse Inpatient Services RN CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program (CAP). The nurse is accountable for providing and coordinating 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, such as RNs, LVN/LPNs, and Patient Care Technicians. As a member of the kidney disease health care team, the nurse participates in decision-making, teaching, leadership, and quality improvement activities to enhance patient outcomes and program operations. The nurse performs assigned duties under the direction of the Supervisor, with guidance from an Educator or Preceptor or in collaboration with another Registered Nurse. Work is conducted in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, procedures, nursing practice standards, applicable contractual service agreements, and state and federal regulations. The role provides direct patient care in a healthcare facility and may require travel between assigned facilities and to training or meeting sites. The nurse may also be asked to assist at an outpatient facility or provide care at other locations. This position requires participation in an on-call rotation and may involve night, weekend, or holiday work according to program needs. The physical work includes frequent, prolonged standing, bending, and regular heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation. With assistance, the employee may need to move equipment weighing up to 200 pounds and lift chemical or water solutions weighing up to 30 pounds to heights of five feet. The employee may be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases or materials. The work environment is characteristic of a healthcare facility, with temperature control and moderate noise levels.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure.
Current or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.
Must meet practice requirements in all states in which employed.
Entry-level designation for RNs with less than two years of nephrology nursing experience as an RN.
Minimum of nine months of experience as a Registered Nurse.
Must complete all FKC education and modality-specific training requirements for new employees before serving as a designated Nurse in Charge.
Must have six months of experience in acute dialysis as an RN to serve as a designated Nurse in Charge.
Ability to perform the essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation, including the physical demands described in the posting.

Nice To Haves

Twelve months of experience as a Registered Nurse is preferred.
Six months of acute dialysis experience is preferred.
Hemodialysis and/or ICU experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Collects and analyzes patient data before, during, and after treatment; documents findings in the medical record; adjusts treatment plans as indicated; and notifies appropriate team members.
Assesses, collaborates on, and documents patients’ and families’ basic learning needs, providing initial and ongoing education.
Recognizes patient status changes or abnormalities and reports them to, or collaborates with, appropriate healthcare 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 as needed.
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, including reporting 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 for the healthcare team and participates in staff training and orientation of new staff as assigned.
May provide specialized nursing care instruction to hospital or facility staff as stipulated contractually.
May assist in an outpatient facility as needed.
Completes CAP requirements to advance.
Performs other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
May provide oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, or RNs as a designated Nurse in Charge after completing required education and modality-specific training and meeting the stated experience requirements.