Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Glendale, WI

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program (CAP). The role provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. As part of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team, the nurse contributes to clinical decisions, patient and family education, team leadership, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations. Duties are performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, standards of nursing practice, and applicable state and federal regulations. The position works under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor and in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. The role may include delegation of appropriate tasks to patient care staff. The position requires 10–12-hour shifts, every other Saturday, and no on-call work; Sundays are off. The clinic’s hours of operation are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 4 a.m.–8 p.m., and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 4 a.m.–3:30 p.m. A Career Advancement Program is available to support advancement in nephrology from novice to expert, and CAP requirements must be completed to advance.

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.
Entry-level designation for Registered Nurses with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
To provide assigned oversight as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge: successful completion of all FKC education and training requirements for new employees, at least 9 months of RN experience, and at least 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; bending; occasional assisted movement of machines and equipment weighing up to 200 pounds; and lifting chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 pounds as high as 5 feet.
Every other Saturday is required; Sundays are off, and there is no on-call requirement.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience.

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 as 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 new-staff orientation as assigned.
Ensure correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures, 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.
Complete CAP requirements to advance.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
Perform essential functions under the Supervisor’s direction and with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses.
May provide assigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting the stated training and experience conditions.