Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Port Gibson, MS

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The RN is accountable for providing and coordinating clinically competent care—including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation—for an assigned group of patients. The role may include delegating appropriate tasks to direct patient-care staff such as RNs, LVN/LPNs, and Patient Care Technicians. As a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) health care team, the RN participates in decision-making, teaching, leadership, 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 the direction of the Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. The position provides direct hemodialysis care and involves coordination with patients, families, facility staff, and physicians.

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 role for RNs with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
To be assigned oversight as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge: successful completion of all Fresenius Kidney Care education and training requirements for new employees, at least 9 months of RN experience, and at least 3 months of RN experience in chronic or acute hemodialysis.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience.

Responsibilities

Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis; document findings, adjust treatment plans as indicated, and notify the appropriate clinical staff or physician 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.
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 new-staff orientation as assigned.
Ensure laboratory specimens are collected, processed, and shipped correctly; 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 (CAP) requirements to advance.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
May 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.