Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care • Milwaukee, WI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program (CAP). The nurse provides and coordinates clinically competent care—including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation—for an assigned group of patients. As a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) health care team, the nurse participates in decision-making, patient and family teaching, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations. Duties are performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies and procedures, nursing practice standards, and applicable state and federal regulations.

The clinic is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dialysis-specific experience is not required, and comprehensive on-the-job training is provided. The schedule consists of 10–12-hour shifts, with every other Saturday required and Sundays off. There is no on-call requirement. The clinic is currently seeking a PM RN; shift start time may vary between 9:00, 10:00, or 11:00 a.m., ending at 8:30 p.m. Clinic hours are listed as Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 4:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m., and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 4:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; the posting also states that current clinic hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 4:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m.

The position includes direct patient care in a healthcare facility. Work may involve travel to training sites or other facilities, and the nurse may be asked to perform essential functions at other locations under the same physical demands and working conditions.

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 candidates with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Must be able to meet the physical demands of the role, including frequent, prolonged standing, bending, heavy lifting and moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; assistance or equipment may be used.
• May occasionally need to move machines and equipment weighing up to 200 lbs. with assistance and lift chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.
• Every other Saturday is required; Sundays are off.
• Must complete Fresenius Kidney Care education and training requirements and have at least 9 months of RN experience plus at least 3 months of chronic/acute hemodialysis experience as an RN before being assigned the described oversight duties.

Nice To Haves

• Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings, adjust or modify treatment plans as indicated, and notify the appropriate team member or physician as needed.
• Assess and document patients’ and families’ basic learning needs, and provide initial and ongoing education.
• Coordinate and provide safe, effective daily 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 new-staff orientation as assigned.
• Ensure laboratory specimens are collected, processed, and shipped correctly; reschedule missed or insufficient collections.
• Identify expected outcomes and collaborate with the Interdisciplinary Team to document and update nursing assessments and plans of care.
• Ensure patients are aware of transplant and treatment modality options.
• Complete CAP requirements to advance.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
• May provide assigned 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

• Comprehensive on-the-job training is provided.
• Career Advancement Program (CAP) to advance a nephrology career from novice to expert.
• No on-call requirement.
• Sundays off.

What This Job Offers

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