Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Austin, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The nurse is accountable for providing and coordinating clinically competent care—including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation—for an assigned group of patients. The role may include delegating appropriate tasks to direct patient-care staff, including RNs, LVN/LPNs, and Patient Care Technicians. As a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team, the nurse participates in decision-making, patient education, 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 nurse performs essential functions under the direction of the Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. The position provides direct patient care in a health care facility and may require travel to training sites or other facilities.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure.
Current CPR BLS Certification or successful completion of certification.
Meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.
Entry-level designation for RNs 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 treatments; document findings, adjust treatment plans as indicated, and notify appropriate clinical personnel or the physician as needed.
Assess, collaborate on, and document patients’ and families’ basic learning needs, and provide initial and ongoing education.
Direct and provide the daily delivery of safe and effective hemodialysis therapy in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient-care staff.
Administer medications as prescribed or according to 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 laboratory collections.
Identify expected outcomes and document and update nursing assessments and plans of care for assigned patients 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.