Area Float Registered Nurse RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Gainesville, FL

About The Position

The professional registered nurse Outpatient RN CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program (CAP). The role is accountable for providing and coordinating clinically competent care, including patient assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. This may include delegating appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff, including RNs, LVN/LPNs, and Patient Care Technicians. As a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) health care team, the nurse participates in decision-making, teaching, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that enhance patient care outcomes and facility operations. Duties are performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, procedures, nursing practice standards, and applicable state and federal regulations. The role may require travel to training sites or other facilities and may involve providing essential functions at other locations with the same physical demands and working conditions.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure.
Current or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.
Must meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.
Entry-level position for RNs with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
To receive assigned oversight as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge, must successfully complete all FKC education and training requirements for new employees, have at least 9 months of RN experience, and have at least 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
Able to perform direct patient care involving regular heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation, with equipment or coworker assistance as needed.
Must be able to stand for frequent, prolonged periods and bend over.
May need to move, with assistance, machines and equipment weighing up to 200 lbs., and lift chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs essential functions under the direction of the Supervisor, with guidance from the Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses.
Collects and analyzes patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; documents findings in the patient medical record, adjusts or modifies treatment plans as indicated, and notifies the appropriate clinical personnel or physician as needed.
Assesses, collaborates on, and documents patients’ and families’ basic learning needs to provide initial and ongoing education.
Directs and provides, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, the daily delivery of safe and effective hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
Administers medications as prescribed or under approved algorithms and documents medical justification and effectiveness.
Initiates or assists with emergency response measures.
Serves as a resource for the health care team and participates in staff training and orientation of new staff as assigned.
Ensures correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures and reschedules missed or insufficient laboratory collections.
Identifies expected outcomes and documents and updates nursing assessments and plans of care for assigned patients in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
Ensures patients are aware of transplant and treatment modality options.
Completes CAP requirements to advance.
Performs other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
May provide assigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting specified experience and training requirements.