Acute Inpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis

Fresenius Medical Care•Philadelphia, PA

23d•Onsite

About The Position

The Acute Inpatient Registered Nurse (RN), CAP 2, provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients as part of the kidney disease health care team. The role includes assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation, and may involve delegating appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff. The RN also participates in clinical decision-making, patient and family education, leadership, and quality improvement activities to support patient outcomes and program operations. The RN performs essential functions under the direction of a Supervisor and with guidance from an Educator, Preceptor, or another Registered Nurse. Duties must follow Fresenius Kidney Care policies and procedures, nursing practice standards, contractual service agreements, and applicable state and federal regulations. The role may include specialized nursing instructions to hospital or facility staff, assistance at an outpatient facility when needed, precepting new employees, and travel between assigned facilities or to training and meeting sites. Participation in an on-call rotation and work at night, on weekends, or holidays may be required according to program needs.

Requirements

Current appropriate state licensure.
Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of the certification requirement.
Must meet practice requirements in all states where employed.
At least 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as an RN within the last 2 years.
Must complete the Ishihara Color Blindness test as a condition of employment; failing the test does not automatically preclude employment, and reasonable accommodation may be considered.
For designated Nurse in Charge oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs: completion of all FKC education and modality-specific training requirements and 6 months of acute dialysis experience as an RN.

Nice To Haves

Acute dialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Collect, analyze, and document ongoing patient data before, during, and after treatment; adjust treatment plans as indicated and notify the Supervisor, Physician, primary nurse, and other appropriate parties.
Assess and document patient and family learning needs and provide initial and ongoing education.
Recognize patient conditions that vary from normal and report or collaborate with appropriate members of the health team.
Direct and provide safe, effective, modality-specific patient care as prescribed.
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, 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, leader, coach, mentor, and role model for employees.
Provide specialized nursing care instructions to hospital or facility staff when requested under contractual terms.
Assist in an outpatient facility when needed and serve as a Preceptor to new employees when assigned.
Complete CAP requirements to maintain or advance within the program.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.