Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis

Fresenius Medical Care•Camas, WA

5d•$45 - $59•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) CAP 2 provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients receiving outpatient hemodialysis. The role includes assessing, planning, intervening, and evaluating patient care; delegating appropriate tasks to patient-care staff; and participating in the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team’s decisions, teaching, leadership, and quality-improvement activities. Duties are performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, standards of nursing practice, and applicable state and federal regulations, under the direction of a Supervisor and with guidance from a Clinical Educator, Preceptor, or other Registered Nurses. The position involves direct patient care in a health care facility and may require travel to training sites or other facilities. The work includes patient and family education, hemodialysis treatment delivery, medication administration, emergency response, laboratory procedures, care planning, and support for facility operations. The role may provide oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, and RNs as a Team Leader or Nurse in Charge after meeting the stated training and experience requirements. The hourly pay range is $45.00–$59.00, depending on work location and the candidate’s qualifications. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and parental leave.

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.
Minimum of 2 years of nephrology nursing experience.
For assigned oversight as Team Leader or Nurse in Charge: successful completion of all FKC education and training requirements for new employees and at least 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
Ability to perform patient-care duties that regularly involve heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; frequent and prolonged standing; and bending over.
Ability, occasionally with assistance, to move machines and equipment weighing up to 200 lbs. and lift chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.
Ability to work in an environment with moderate noise and possible exposure to infectious and contagious diseases or materials.

Responsibilities

Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings, adjust treatment plans as indicated, and notify appropriate clinical staff or physicians as needed.
Assess, collaborate on, and document patients’ and families’ basic learning needs, and provide initial and ongoing education.
Direct and provide safe, effective 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 correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures; 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-level education and quality-improvement projects as directed by the Supervisor.
May serve as a Preceptor to new employees.
Complete CAP requirements to maintain or advance within the program.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
May oversee Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, and RNs as Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting the specified training and experience conditions.