Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis

Fresenius Medical Care•Pearland, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) CAP 2 provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients receiving hemodialysis. The role includes patient assessment, care planning, intervention, evaluation, patient and family education, and coordination with the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team. The nurse may delegate appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff and contributes to team decision-making, leadership, teaching, quality improvement, patient outcomes, and facility operations. Duties are performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies and procedures, standards of nursing practice, and applicable state and federal regulations. The role works under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. After meeting specified training and experience requirements, the nurse may oversee Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or Nurse in Charge.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure and ability to meet practice requirements in the state of employment.
Current CPR BLS Certification or successful completion of the certification.
Minimum of 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience.
To provide assigned oversight as a Team Leader or Nurse in Charge: successful completion of all Fresenius Kidney Care education and training requirements for new employees and a minimum of 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, lifting and moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; assistance or equipment may be used.
May be required to move machines or equipment weighing up to 200 pounds with assistance and lift chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 pounds to a height of 5 feet.

Responsibilities

Collect, analyze, and document patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis; adjust or modify treatment plans as indicated and notify appropriate clinical personnel or physicians as needed.
Assess and document patients’ and families’ learning needs and provide initial and ongoing education.
Coordinate and provide the daily delivery of safe and effective hemodialysis therapy with direct and ancillary patient care staff.
Administer prescribed medications or medications under 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 incumbent employees.
Ensure laboratory specimens are collected, processed, and shipped correctly; 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 as assigned by the Supervisor.
May provide oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting the stated training and experience requirements.