Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Berwyn, IL

1d•$40 - $56

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The position provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The RN may delegate appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff and participates as a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) health care team in decision-making, patient education, leadership, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations. The RN performs duties in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, procedures, nursing practice standards, and applicable state and federal regulations. Work is performed under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor and in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. Assigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or Nurse in Charge is available after required training and minimum experience requirements are met.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state nursing licensure.
Current or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.
Meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.
Entry-level RN position for candidates with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.

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 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, in collaboration with direct and ancillary care staff, the daily safe and effective delivery of hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
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 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.