Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Fayetteville, NC

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in Fresenius Kidney Care’s Clinical Advancement Program. The RN provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The role may include delegating appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff. As a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) health care team, the RN participates in decision-making, teaching, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations. Duties are performed in accordance with company policies and procedures, nursing practice standards, and state and federal regulations. The RN works under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor and in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. The position provides direct patient care in a health care facility. Work includes desk and computer tasks and interaction with patients, facility or hospital staff, and physicians. The RN may be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases or materials and may need to travel to training sites or other facilities, or perform the role at other locations. Physical demands include regularly lifting and moving patients and assisting with ambulation; frequent, prolonged standing and bending; moving machines and equipment up to 200 pounds with assistance; and lifting chemical and water solutions up to 30 pounds as high as five feet. Equipment or coworkers may assist with physical tasks. Reasonable accommodations may be made for employees with disabilities. After completing the specified education and training and meeting the experience requirements, the RN may have assigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge. Fresenius Medical Care maintains a drug-free workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

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 RN position for candidates 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: 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/acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
Ability to meet the described physical demands, including patient lifting and movement, prolonged standing, bending, and lifting or moving equipment and solutions, with assistance where described.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings, adjust or modify treatment plans as indicated, and notify appropriate clinical personnel or physicians when 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 orientation of new staff as assigned.
Ensure correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures; reschedule missed or insufficient laboratory 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.
After meeting the stated training and experience requirements, provide assigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge.