Acute Inpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Albuquerque, NM

About The Position

The Inpatient Services Registered Nurse, CAP 1, is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The RN is responsible for providing and coordinating clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The role may include delegating appropriate tasks to direct patient-care staff. As part of the kidney disease health care team, the RN participates in clinical decision-making, patient and family teaching, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and program operations. The RN performs duties under the direction of a Supervisor and with guidance from an Educator, Preceptor, or another Registered Nurse, in accordance with company policies, nursing standards, contractual service agreements, and applicable regulations. The position involves direct patient care in a healthcare facility and may require work at other assigned locations, travel between facilities and training or meeting sites, and participation in an on-call rotation, including nights, weekends, or holidays as program needs require. The RN may also be asked to assist at an outpatient facility.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure and compliance with practice requirements in every state of employment.
Current or successfully completed CPR BLS Certification.
Entry-level designation for RNs with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as an RN.
At least 9 months of experience as a Registered Nurse; 12 months is preferred.
For designated Nurse-in-Charge oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, or RNs: successful completion of required FKC education and modality-specific training, at least 9 months of RN experience, and 6 months of acute dialysis experience.
Ability to perform the essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation, including regular heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; frequent prolonged standing and bending; and occasional assisted movement of equipment weighing up to 200 pounds and lifting chemical or water solutions weighing up to 30 pounds as high as 5 feet.
Ability to work in a healthcare facility environment with moderate noise and possible exposure to infectious or contagious diseases or materials.

Nice To Haves

12 months of experience as a Registered Nurse.
6 months of acute dialysis experience.
Hemodialysis experience.
ICU experience.

Responsibilities

Provide and coordinate clinically competent care for assigned patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after treatment; document findings; adjust treatment plans as indicated; and notify the appropriate personnel.
Assess and document patient and family learning needs and provide initial and ongoing education.
Recognize patient status changes or deviations 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 care staff as needed.
Coordinate communication with 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 for the health care team and participate in staff training and orientation as assigned.
Provide specialized nursing-care instruction to hospital or facility staff when contractually stipulated.
Assist in an outpatient facility when needed.
Complete CAP requirements for advancement.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
Travel to training or meeting sites and between assigned facilities, and participate in the on-call rotation as required.