Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis

Fresenius Medical Care•Santa Rosa, CA

8d•$35 - $63•Onsite

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 role may be an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program for qualifying new employees or attained through advancement from RN CAP 1. 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, and quality improvement activities to support patient outcomes 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 state and federal regulations. The RN works under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. The position includes direct patient care in a health care facility and may require travel to training sites or other facilities. Pay is $34.50–$63 per hour, depending on work location and the candidate’s qualifications.

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.
Must complete CAP requirements to maintain or advance.
For assigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, or RNs as Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge: complete all FKC education and training requirements for new employees and have at least 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
Ability to meet the physical demands of direct patient care, including frequent prolonged standing, bending, lifting and moving patients, and assisting with ambulation.

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 the physician 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 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 laboratory specimens are correctly collected, processed, and shipped; 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.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.