Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis

Fresenius Medical Care • Newport, DE

6d • $35 - $59 • Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) CAP 2 provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The role may be an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program for qualifying new employees or may be attained through advancement from RN CAP 1. The RN may delegate appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff and participates as a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team in decision-making, patient teaching, leadership, 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 RN works under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. The position involves direct patient care in a health care facility and may require travel to training sites or other facilities.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current appropriate state licensure.
• Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of CPR BLS certification.
• Must meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.
• Minimum of 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience.
• To have assigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge: complete all FKC education and training requirements for new employees and have a minimum of 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
• Ability to perform direct patient care involving regular heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; frequent and prolonged standing; and bending.
• Ability, occasionally and with assistance, to move machines and equipment weighing up to 200 lbs., and to lift chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings, adjust treatment plans when indicated, and notify the appropriate clinical personnel or physician as needed.
• Assess and document patients’ and families’ learning needs and provide initial and ongoing education.
• Direct and provide, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, the daily delivery of safe and effective hemodialysis therapy.
• Administer prescribed medications or medications in accordance with approved algorithms, documenting medical justification and effectiveness.
• Initiate or assist with emergency response measures.
• Serve as a resource, leader, coach, mentor, and role model for new and current employees.
• Ensure laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures are followed, and 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.
• Perform other duties as 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

What This Job Offers

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