Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Suffolk, VA

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 patient assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation—for an assigned group of patients. The role may include delegating appropriate tasks to patient-care staff and participating in decision-making, teaching, leadership, and quality-improvement activities as part of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team. The RN provides safe and effective hemodialysis care in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies and procedures, nursing practice standards, and applicable state and federal regulations. The role works under a Supervisor’s direction, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other RNs. The position may involve direct patient care, staff training, and travel to training sites or other facilities. Pay is listed as $29.00–$50.00 per hour, depending on work location and the successful candidate’s qualifications. The position includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and parental leave.

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 the certification.
Entry-level RN designation applies to RNs with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
For oversight as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge: successful completion of all FKC education and training requirements for new employees, at least 9 months of RN experience, and at least 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
Ability to meet the described physical demands, including frequent prolonged standing, bending, and direct patient-care activities involving lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Collects and analyzes patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; documents findings, adjusts or modifies treatment plans as indicated, and notifies appropriate team members or physicians as needed.
Assesses and documents patients’ and families’ basic learning needs and provides initial and ongoing education.
Directs and provides, in collaboration with patient-care and ancillary staff, the daily safe and effective delivery of hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
Administers prescribed medications or medications in accordance with approved algorithms and documents medical justification and effectiveness.
Initiates or assists with emergency response measures.
Serves as a resource for the health care team and participates in staff training and new-staff orientation as assigned.
Ensures correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures and reschedules missed or insufficient collections.
Identifies expected outcomes and documents and updates nursing assessments and plans of care in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
Ensures patients are aware of transplant and treatment-modality options.
Completes Clinical Advancement Program (CAP) requirements to advance.
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.
Performs other duties assigned by the Supervisor.