Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis

Fresenius Medical Care•Stafford, VA

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. As a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) health care team, the RN participates in clinical decision-making, patient and family teaching, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations. This is a PRN/part-time float position requiring dialysis experience. The RN delivers safe and effective hemodialysis care in accordance with company policies, professional nursing standards, and state and federal regulations. Work is performed under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. The role may include oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, and RNs after specified training and experience requirements are met.

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.
Minimum of 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience for entry-level RN designation.
Dialysis experience.
To provide assigned oversight as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge: completion of all FKC new-employee education and training requirements and at least 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including frequent prolonged standing, bending, heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; may need to move equipment with assistance and lift chemical or water solutions.

Responsibilities

Collect, analyze, and document patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis; adjust treatment plans as indicated and notify the appropriate clinical personnel or physician when needed.
Assess and document patients’ and families’ learning needs and provide initial and ongoing education.
Coordinate 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, and document 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 current employees.
Ensure laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures are followed; 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 Clinical Advancement Program.
May oversee Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, and RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting the stated training and experience requirements.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.