Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Huntington Station, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The role is accountable for providing and coordinating clinically competent care—including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation—for an assigned group of patients. The nurse 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 nurse participates in decision-making, patient teaching, leadership functions, and quality-improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations. Duties are performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, procedures, standards of nursing practice, and applicable state and federal regulations. The nurse works under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. The position involves direct patient care in a health care facility and may require travel to training sites or other facilities, or work at other locations with the same physical demands and working conditions. The role is intended for RNs with less than two years of nephrology nursing experience. Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred. Advancement requires completion of CAP requirements. The hourly pay range is $35.00–$60.00, depending on work location and the successful candidate’s qualifications, including relevant education, work experience, skills, and competencies.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure.
Current CPR BLS Certification or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.
Meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.
Entry-level RN position for candidates with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
Complete all required Clinical Advancement Program (CAP) requirements to advance.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings, adjust the treatment plan as indicated, and notify the Team Leader, Charge Nurse, Supervisor, or 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 in accordance with 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 correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures, and reschedule missed or insufficient laboratory 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 CAP requirements to advance.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
Perform essential functions under the Supervisor’s direction and with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses.