Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care

1d • $33 - $56

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The RN is responsible for providing and coordinating clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The role is part of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) health care team and contributes to decision-making, patient education, leadership functions, quality improvement, and facility operations. Appropriate tasks may be delegated to direct patient care staff, including RNs, LVN/LPNs, and Patient Care Technicians. Duties are performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, procedures, nursing practice standards, and applicable state and federal regulations.

The RN provides safe and effective hemodialysis care, monitors patients before, during, and after treatment, documents and updates assessments and plans of care, administers prescribed medications, supports patient and family education, and responds to emergencies. The RN works under the direction of a Supervisor with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. The position may involve travel to training sites or other facilities and may require providing essential functions at other locations.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current appropriate state licensure.
• Current or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.
• Must meet practice requirements in the state of employment.
• Entry-level designation for RNs 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 duties as a Team Leader or Nurse in Charge.
• At least 9 months of RN experience and at least 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis RN experience are required before being assigned oversight duties as a Team Leader or Nurse in Charge.
• Able to perform direct patient care involving regular heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation, with equipment or coworker assistance as needed.
• Able to stand for frequent, prolonged periods and bend over.
• May need to move, with assistance, machines and equipment weighing up to 200 lbs., and lift chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 lbs. to a height of 5 feet.

Nice To Haves

• Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform essential functions under the direction of the Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses.
• Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings, adjust or modify treatment plans as indicated, and notify appropriate clinical personnel or physicians as needed.
• Assess and document patients’ and families’ basic learning needs and provide initial and ongoing education.
• Direct and provide, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, the daily delivery of safe and effective hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
• Administer medications as prescribed or in accordance with 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 assigned by the Supervisor.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level