Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care • Newark, NJ

13d • $35 - $52

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse 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 assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation—for an assigned group of patients. The nurse may delegate 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, patient education, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations.

Duties are performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, procedures, nursing practice standards, and state and federal regulations. The nurse works under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. The role provides direct hemodialysis care, monitors and documents patient status, coordinates treatment and education, and participates in emergency response and staff training. The position requires meeting CAP requirements for advancement.

The position involves direct patient care in a health care facility, with regular heavy lifting and moving of patients, frequent prolonged standing, and bending. It may involve occasional assisted movement of machines or equipment weighing up to 200 pounds and lifting chemical or water solutions weighing up to 30 pounds to a height of 5 feet. The environment has controlled air temperature and moderate noise levels, with possible exposure to infectious or contagious diseases or materials. Work also includes desk and computer tasks and interaction with patients, facility or hospital staff, and physicians. Travel to training sites or other facilities may be required.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current appropriate state licensure.
• Current CPR BLS Certification or successful completion of the certification.
• Meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.
• Entry-level role for RNs with less than 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.

Nice To Haves

• Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform essential functions under the direction of the Supervisor and with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses.
• Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings, make indicated treatment-plan adjustments, and notify the appropriate clinical personnel or physician as needed.
• Assess and document patients’ and families’ basic learning needs and provide initial and ongoing education.
• Direct and provide, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, the daily safe and effective delivery of hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
• 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 new-staff orientation 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 care plans 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.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Potential for performance-based bonuses, depending on company and individual performance, for bonus-eligible positions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level