Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Bullhead City, AZ

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the 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 patient-care staff such as RNs, LVN/LPNs, and Patient Care Technicians. As a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team, the RN participates in decision-making, 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, nursing practice standards, and applicable 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 RNs. The position provides direct patient care in a health care facility and may require travel to training sites or other facilities. The RN may be assigned to perform essential functions at other locations with the same physical demands and working conditions. Fresenius Medical Care maintains a drug-free workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

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.
Entry-level RN designation applies to RNs with less than two years of Nephrology Nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.

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 as needed.
Assess, collaborate on, and document patients’ and families’ learning needs, and provide initial and ongoing education.
Direct and provide the daily delivery of safe and effective hemodialysis therapy in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient-care staff.
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 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 Clinical Advancement Program requirements to advance.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.