Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care • Bristol, CT

3d • $33 - $56

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The nurse provides and coordinates 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 health care team and contributes to clinical decision-making, patient and family 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.

The nurse performs duties under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. No prior RN dialysis experience is required; the posting describes 11 weeks of paid, structured training with an assigned Preceptor and Nurse Educator. The position requires completion of CAP requirements for advancement and compliance with applicable Fresenius Kidney Care policies, nursing practice standards, and state and federal regulations.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current appropriate state licensure and practice eligibility in the state of employment.
• Current CPR BLS Certification or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.
• Entry-level RN designation for nurses with less than two years of nephrology nursing experience.
• Must complete all Fresenius Kidney Care education and training requirements for new employees before qualifying for assigned oversight duties.
• To qualify for assigned oversight duties, must have at least nine months of RN experience and at least three months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
• Able to meet the physical demands of the role, including frequent prolonged standing, bending, heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; assistance or equipment may be available.
• May occasionally need to move machines and equipment weighing up to 200 pounds with assistance and lift chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 pounds as high as five feet.

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 clinical personnel or physicians as needed.
• Assesses, collaborates on, and documents patients’ and families’ basic learning needs, providing initial and ongoing education.
• Directs and provides, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, safe and effective daily hemodialysis therapy for assigned patients.
• Administers prescribed medications or medications under 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 orientation of new staff as assigned.
• Ensures appropriate 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 requirements to advance.
• Performs other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
• May provide assigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting the stated training and experience requirements.

Benefits

• 11 weeks of paid, structured training with an assigned Preceptor and Nurse Educator.
• Up to $4,400 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off.
• Parental leave.
• Major holidays off.

What This Job Offers

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