Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Spring Valley, IL

4d•$27 - $47

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) 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 RN may delegate appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff and, as a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team, participates in decision-making, patient education, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities to support patient outcomes and facility operations. The RN provides safe and effective hemodialysis care under the direction of a Supervisor and with guidance from a Clinical Educator, Preceptor, or other Registered Nurses. The position includes collecting and analyzing patient data before, during, and after treatment; documenting care and updating plans; educating patients and families; administering medications; supporting emergency responses; and contributing to staff training and laboratory procedures. Duties are performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, standards of nursing practice, and applicable state and federal regulations. The role involves direct patient care in a healthcare facility. Physical demands include frequent, prolonged standing, bending, heavy lifting and moving patients, and assisting with ambulation. With assistance, the employee may move machines and equipment weighing up to 200 pounds and may lift chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 pounds as high as five feet. The work environment has controlled air temperature and moderate noise, and may involve exposure to infectious or contagious diseases and materials. Work also includes desk and computer tasks and interaction with patients, facility or hospital staff, and physicians. Travel to training sites or other facilities may be required, and the employee may be asked to perform the role’s essential functions at other locations.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state nursing licensure.
Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of CPR BLS certification.
Meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.
The role is an entry-level position for Registered Nurses with less than two years of nephrology nursing experience.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform essential functions under the direction of the Supervisor and with guidance from a Clinical Educator, Preceptor, or other Registered Nurses.
Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings, modify treatment plans as indicated, and notify appropriate clinical personnel or physicians as needed.
Assess, collaborate on, and document patients’ and families’ basic 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 healthcare team and participate in staff training and orientation of new staff as assigned.
Ensure laboratory specimens are collected, processed, and shipped correctly, and 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.