Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis

Fresenius Medical Care•Demorest, GA

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. As part of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team, the nurse contributes to decision-making, patient and family education, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations. The nurse provides safe and effective hemodialysis care in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies and procedures, nursing practice standards, and applicable state and federal regulations. Work is performed under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor and in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. The position includes direct patient care and may involve travel to training sites or other facilities. The work environment is a health care facility with controlled air temperature and moderate noise levels, and may involve exposure to infectious or contagious diseases or materials.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure.
Current CPR BLS Certification or successful completion of certification.
Must meet practice requirements in the state of employment.
Entry-level role for Registered Nurses with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
Must complete Fresenius Kidney Care education and training requirements for new employees before being assigned oversight of other staff.
At least 9 months of experience as an RN and at least 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN are required before being assigned oversight of other staff.
Ability to perform direct patient care involving regular heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; frequent prolonged standing and bending; occasional movement with assistance of machines or equipment weighing up to 200 lbs.; and lifting chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.
May be required to travel to training sites or other facilities.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Collects and analyzes patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; documents findings, adjusts treatment plans as indicated, and notifies appropriate clinical personnel or physicians when needed.
Assesses and documents patients’ and families’ learning needs and provides initial and ongoing education.
Directs and provides, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, the daily delivery of safe and effective hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
Administers prescribed medications or medications under approved algorithms and documents medical justification and effectiveness.
Initiates or assists with emergency response measures.
Serves as a resource for the health care team and participates in staff training and new-staff orientation as assigned.
Ensures correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures and reschedules missed or insufficient collections.
Identifies expected outcomes and documents and updates nursing assessments and plans of care in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
Ensures patients are aware of transplant and treatment modality options.
Completes Clinical Advancement Program requirements to advance.
May provide oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as Team Leader or Nurse in Charge after meeting the stated training and experience requirements.
Performs other duties assigned by the Supervisor.