Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis

Fresenius Medical Care•Hackensack, NJ

4d•$37 - $63

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) CAP 2 provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients receiving hemodialysis. The role includes patient assessment, care planning, intervention, evaluation, education, and coordination with the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) health care team. The nurse may delegate appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff and participates in team decision-making, teaching, leadership, and quality improvement activities to enhance patient 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 position works under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. After completing required training and meeting experience requirements, the nurse may oversee Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or Nurse in Charge. The role involves direct patient care, including frequent and prolonged standing, bending, lifting and moving patients, and assisting with ambulation. The nurse may occasionally move equipment with assistance and may lift chemical or water solutions. Work takes place in a health care facility and may involve exposure to infectious or contagious materials. Duties also include desk and computer work and interaction with patients, facility or hospital staff, and physicians. Travel to training sites or other facilities may be required. The hourly rate is $37.00–$63.00, depending on work location and the candidate’s qualifications. The listed benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off, parental leave, and potential performance-based bonuses for eligible positions.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state nursing licensure.
Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of CPR BLS certification.
Meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.
At least 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience.
To be assigned oversight as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge: complete all FKC education and training requirements for new employees and have at least 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
Ability to perform the physical demands of direct patient care, including frequent prolonged standing, bending, lifting and moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; equipment or coworkers may assist.
May need to move machines or equipment weighing up to 200 lbs. with assistance and lift chemical or water solutions weighing up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.

Responsibilities

Collect, analyze, and document patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis; modify treatment plans as indicated and notify the appropriate clinical staff or physician when needed.
Assess and document patients’ and families’ basic learning needs and provide initial and ongoing education.
Coordinate and provide safe, effective daily hemodialysis therapy in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care 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, leader, coach, mentor, and role model for new and incumbent employees.
Ensure laboratory specimens are collected, processed, and shipped correctly; 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.
Participate in facility and area education and quality improvement projects as directed by the Supervisor.
May serve as a Preceptor for new employees.
Complete CAP requirements to maintain or advance within the Clinical Advancement Program.
May oversee Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, and RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting the stated training and experience requirements.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.