Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Bartlett, TN

13d•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 assigned patients. The nurse may delegate appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff and participates as a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team in decision-making, patient teaching, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations. The nurse performs duties under the direction of the Supervisor and with guidance from a Clinical Educator, Preceptor, or other Registered Nurses. Duties must follow Fresenius Kidney Care policies and procedures, standards of nursing practice, and applicable state and federal regulations. Oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as Team Leader or Nurse in Charge may be assigned after completion of required FKC education and training and satisfaction of the stated experience requirements.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure.
Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of CPR BLS certification.
Must meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.
Entry level for Registered Nurses with less than 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
To be assigned oversight as Team Leader or Nurse in Charge: successful completion of all FKC education and training requirements for new employees, at least 9 months of RN experience, and at least 3 months of chronic/acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Collects and analyzes patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis; documents findings, adjusts or modifies treatment plans as indicated, and notifies appropriate clinical personnel or physicians as needed.
Assesses, collaborates on, and documents patient and family learning needs, and provides initial and ongoing education.
Directs and provides, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, the daily safe and effective delivery of 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 laboratory specimens are collected, processed, and shipped correctly; 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.
Performs other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
May provide assigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as Team Leader or Nurse in Charge after meeting the specified training and experience requirements.