Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Marble Falls, TX

About The Position

The Outpatient RN CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The nurse is accountable for providing and coordinating clinically competent care—including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation—for an assigned group of patients. The role may include delegating appropriate tasks to patient-care staff and, as a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team, participating in decision-making, patient teaching, leadership functions, and quality-improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations. The nurse performs essential functions under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. Assigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge is available after completing FKC education and training requirements and meeting the stated experience requirements. The position provides direct patient care in a healthcare facility. Work includes patient interaction, desk and computer work, and interaction with 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 at other locations with the same physical demands and working conditions.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state nursing licensure.
Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of CPR BLS certification.
Meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.
For assigned oversight as Team Leader or Nurse in Charge: complete all FKC education and training requirements for new employees, have at least 9 months of RN experience, and have at least 3 months of RN experience in chronic or acute hemodialysis.
Entry-level RN designation applies to RNs with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide and coordinate clinically competent care for assigned patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis; document findings, adjust or modify treatment plans as indicated, and notify the appropriate clinical personnel or physician as needed.
Assess, collaborate on, and document patients’ and families’ basic learning needs, and provide initial and ongoing education.
Direct and provide, in collaboration with patient-care and ancillary staff, the daily safe and effective delivery of hemodialysis therapy.
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 healthcare team and participate in staff training and new-staff orientation as assigned.
Ensure proper laboratory collection, processing, and shipping, 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 Clinical Advancement Program requirements to advance.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.