Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Tempe, AZ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) CAP 2 provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The role may be an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program for qualifying new employees or may be attained through advancement from RN CAP 1. As a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) health care team, the RN participates in decision-making, patient and family teaching, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations. Work is performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, procedures, nursing practice standards, and state and federal regulations. The RN provides and coordinates safe hemodialysis care, documents patient assessments and treatment, administers medications, supports emergency response, and collaborates with the Interdisciplinary Team. The position may include oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, and RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after completion of required training and satisfaction of the stated experience requirement. The role requires completion of CAP requirements to maintain or advance.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure.
Current or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.
Meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.
For entry-level RNs, a minimum of 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience.
To receive assigned oversight as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge: successful completion of all FKC education and training requirements for new employees and at least 3 months of chronic/acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
Able to perform the physical demands of direct patient care, including heavy lifting, moving patients, assisting with ambulation, frequent prolonged standing, and bending.
May need to move machines and equipment up to 200 lbs. with assistance and lift chemical and water solutions up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.

Responsibilities

Perform ongoing systematic collection and analysis of patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings and make indicated treatment-plan adjustments or modifications, notifying the appropriate clinical staff or physician 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 patient care staff, the daily delivery of safe and effective hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
Administer medications as prescribed or in accordance with approved algorithms, documenting medical justification and effectiveness.
Initiate or assist with emergency response measures.
Serve as a resource, leader, coach, mentor, and role model for new and incumbent employees.
Ensure correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures, and reschedule missed or insufficient laboratory 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.
Participate in facility- and area-level education and quality improvement projects as directed by the Supervisor.
May serve as a Preceptor to new employees.
Complete CAP requirements to maintain or advance.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
May oversee Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting the specified training and experience conditions.