Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•South Salt Lake, UT

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The RN 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 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 RN participates in decision-making, patient teaching, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities to enhance patient outcomes and facility operations. All duties are performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, procedures, nursing practice standards, and applicable state and federal regulations. The RN works under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other RNs. The role involves direct patient care in a health care facility and may require travel to training sites or other facilities.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure and compliance with practice requirements in the state of employment.
Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of CPR BLS certification.
Entry-level RN designation for RNs with less than 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience.
To provide assigned oversight as Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge: successful completion of all Fresenius Kidney Care education and training requirements for new employees, at least 9 months of RN experience, and at least 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
Ability to perform direct patient care that regularly involves heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; frequent and prolonged standing; and bending.
Ability, with assistance, to move machines and equipment weighing up to 200 pounds occasionally, and to lift chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 pounds as high as 5 feet.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience.

Responsibilities

Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis; document findings, adjust the treatment plan as indicated, and notify the appropriate clinical staff or physician when needed.
Assess, collaborate on, and document patients’ and families’ learning needs, and provide initial and ongoing education.
Direct and provide the daily delivery of safe and effective hemodialysis therapy in collaboration with patient-care and ancillary staff.
Administer prescribed medications or medications under approved algorithms, and document medical justification and effectiveness.
Initiate or assist with emergency response measures.
Serve as a resource for the health care team and participate in staff training and orientation of new staff as assigned.
Ensure correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures, and reschedule missed or insufficient collections.
Identify expected outcomes and document and update nursing assessments and plans of care in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
Ensure patients are aware of transplant and treatment modality options.
Complete Clinical Advancement Program requirements to advance.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
May provide assigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after completing required training and meeting the stated experience requirements.