Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care • Milwaukee, WI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in Fresenius Kidney Care’s Clinical Advancement Program. The RN 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 direct patient care staff and participating in decision-making, patient and family education, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations.

The RN delivers and coordinates safe, effective hemodialysis care in accordance with company policies and procedures, nursing standards, and state and federal regulations. The position is performed under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. No dialysis-specific experience is required; comprehensive on-the-job training is provided. The role includes 10–12-hour shifts, no on-call duties, every other Saturday, and Sundays off. Clinic hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 5:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 5:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. The clinic is located at 2615 W. Silver Spring Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53209.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current appropriate state nursing licensure.
• Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of the certification.
• Meet the practice requirements of the state in which employed.
• Entry-level RN designation for nurses with less than two years of nephrology nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Complete required company education and training before undertaking assigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or Nurse in Charge.
• For assigned oversight as a Team Leader or Nurse in Charge, have at least nine months of RN experience and at least three 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, heavy lifting and moving patients, and, occasionally with assistance, moving equipment up to 200 pounds and lifting chemical or water solutions up to 30 pounds as high as five feet.
• Availability to work every other Saturday; Sundays are off.

Nice To Haves

• Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings, modify treatment plans as indicated, and notify the appropriate clinical staff or physician when needed.
• Assess and document the learning needs of patients and families, and provide initial and ongoing education.
• Direct and provide, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, the daily delivery of safe and effective hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
• Administer medications as prescribed or according to 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 laboratory specimens are collected, processed, and shipped correctly; 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.

Benefits

• Comprehensive on-the-job training is provided.
• Career Advancement Program (CAP) to advance a nephrology career from novice to expert.
• No on-call duties.

What This Job Offers

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