Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care • Decatur, IL

1d • $29 - $50 • Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN), Clinical Advancement Program (CAP) 1, is an entry-level nursing designation. The role provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The RN may delegate appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff, including RNs, LVN/LPNs, and Patient Care Technicians. As a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) health care team, the RN contributes to clinical decision-making, patient education, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations.

The position performs duties under the direction of the Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. Work is conducted according to Fresenius Kidney Care policies and procedures, standards of nursing practice, and applicable state and federal regulations. The RN is expected to complete CAP requirements to advance.

The role provides direct patient care in a health care facility. It involves regular heavy lifting, moving patients and assisting with ambulation; frequent, prolonged standing and bending; and occasional assisted movement of machines and equipment weighing up to 200 pounds, as well as lifting chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 pounds as high as five feet. The environment has controlled air temperature and moderate noise levels, with possible exposure to infectious and contagious diseases or materials. Daily work includes desk and computer tasks and interaction with patients, facility or hospital staff, and physicians. Travel to training sites or other facilities may be required, and the employee may be asked to perform the role’s essential functions at other locations under the same working conditions.

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.
• Entry-level role for RNs with less than 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
• To serve in 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/acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.

Nice To Haves

• Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collects and analyzes patient data on an ongoing, systematic basis before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; documents findings in the medical record, modifies treatment plans when indicated, and notifies the Team Leader, Charge Nurse, Supervisor, or Physician as needed.
• Assesses, collaborates on, and documents patients’ and families’ basic learning needs, and provides initial and ongoing education.
• Directs and provides, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, the daily delivery of safe and effective hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
• Administers prescribed medications or medications under approved algorithms and documents medical justification and effectiveness.
• Initiates or assists with emergency response measures.
• Serves as a resource for the health care team and participates in staff training and new-staff orientation when assigned.
• Ensures correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures, and reschedules missed or insufficient laboratory collections.
• Identifies expected outcomes and documents and updates nursing assessments and plans of care for assigned patients in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Ensures patients are aware of transplant and treatment modality options.
• May oversee Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, and RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting the specified training and experience requirements.
• Completes CAP requirements to advance and performs other duties assigned by the Supervisor.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Potential performance-based bonuses depending on company and individual performance, for bonus-eligible positions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree