Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Maplewood, MN

22d•$31 - $52•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient 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—including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation—for assigned patients receiving hemodialysis. The role may include delegating appropriate tasks to patient-care staff and participating as a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team in decision-making, patient education, leadership, quality improvement, and facility operations. The RN works under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. Clinic hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 4:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.; the clinic expects to add Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, so schedule flexibility is required. No previous dialysis experience is needed; paid training is provided. Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred. Compensation is $31.00–$52.00 per hour, depending on work location and qualifications.

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 designation for RNs with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
Schedule flexibility, including for the anticipated addition of Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday clinic days.
For 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 involving frequent, prolonged standing, bending, heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; assistance or equipment may be available.
May need to move machines and equipment weighing up to 200 lbs. with assistance and lift chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 lbs. to a height of 5 feet.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience.

Responsibilities

Collects and analyzes patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis; documents findings, adjusts or modifies treatment plans as indicated, and notifies appropriate clinical staff or physicians when needed.
Assesses and documents patients’ and families’ learning needs and provides initial and ongoing education.
Coordinates and provides safe, effective daily hemodialysis therapy with direct and ancillary patient-care staff.
Administers prescribed medications or medications in accordance with 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 laboratory specimens are collected, processed, and shipped correctly; reschedules missed or insufficient collections.
Collaborates with the Interdisciplinary Team to identify expected outcomes and document and update nursing assessments and plans of care.
Ensures patients are aware of transplant and treatment-modality options.
Completes Clinical Advancement Program requirements for advancement.
Performs other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
May oversee Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting specified training and experience requirements.