Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Reading, PA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The role is accountable for providing and coordinating clinically competent care—including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation—for an assigned group of patients. As part of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team, the nurse contributes to clinical decision-making, patient and family education, leadership functions, quality improvement, and facility operations. The position performs its duties under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor and in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. CAP requirements must be completed to advance. The role provides direct patient care in a health care facility and includes regular heavy lifting, moving and assisting patients, prolonged standing, and bending. The employee may occasionally move equipment weighing up to 200 pounds with assistance and lift chemical or water solutions weighing up to 30 pounds to a height of five feet. The work involves desk and computer work, interaction with patients and care teams, and possible exposure to infectious or contagious diseases and materials. Travel to training sites or other facilities may be required, and the nurse may be asked to perform the role at other locations with similar 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 is for Registered Nurses with less than two years of nephrology nursing experience.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience.

Responsibilities

Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings, 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.
Direct and provide, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, the daily safe and effective delivery of hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
Administer medications as prescribed or in accordance with 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 orientation of new staff 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.
Perform essential functions in accordance with company policies, procedures, nursing practice standards, and applicable state and federal regulations.
Complete CAP requirements to advance and perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.