Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care • Baltimore, MD

16d • $31 - $52

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The position 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, including RNs, LVN/LPNs, and Patient Care Technicians. As a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) health care team, the RN participates in clinical 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, nursing practice standards, and applicable state and federal regulations. The RN works under a Supervisor’s direction, 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.

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 for nurses with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience.
• To provide assigned oversight as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge: successful completion of all FKC new-employee education and training requirements, at least 9 months of RN experience, and at least 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.

Nice To Haves

• Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings, adjust treatment plans as indicated, and notify appropriate clinical personnel or physicians as needed.
• Assess and document patients’ and families’ learning needs and provide initial and ongoing education.
• Coordinate and provide safe, effective hemodialysis therapy in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff.
• Administer prescribed medications or medications under 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 orientation of new staff as assigned.
• Ensure correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures, 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 as assigned by the Supervisor.
• Provide oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting the stated training and experience requirements.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Potential performance-based bonuses depending on company and individual performance for bonus-eligible positions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree