Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Hillsboro, FL

25d

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 position is part of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) health care team and contributes to decision-making, patient education, leadership, quality improvement, and facility operations. Appropriate tasks may be delegated to direct patient care staff, including RNs, LVN/LPNs, and Patient Care Technicians. Duties are performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies and procedures, nursing practice standards, and applicable state and federal regulations. The RN performs essential functions under the direction of the Supervisor and with guidance from a Clinical Educator, Preceptor, or other Registered Nurses. The role may be an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program for qualifying new employees or attained through advancement from RN CAP 1. CAP requirements must be completed to maintain or advance in the program. This is a direct patient-care position in a health care facility. Work includes patient interaction as well as desk and computer work, and may require travel to training sites or other facilities. The employee may be asked to perform the position’s essential functions at other locations under the same conditions.

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 for entry-level RNs.
For assigned oversight as a Team Leader or designated 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 the physical demands of direct patient care, including frequent prolonged standing, bending, heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; with assistance, may need to move equipment up to 200 lbs. and lift chemical or water solutions up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.

Responsibilities

Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment, document findings, modify treatment plans as 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 safe and effective delivery of hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
Administer prescribed medications or medications under approved algorithms, documenting medical justification and effectiveness as appropriate.
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 in the program.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
May oversee Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting the stated training and experience conditions.