Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Princess Anne, MD

10d•$43 - $48

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The role provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. It may include delegating appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff. As a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team, the nurse participates in decision-making, patient teaching, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations. Duties are performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies and procedures, nursing practice standards, and applicable state and federal regulations. The nurse performs essential functions under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. The role includes collecting and analyzing patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis; documenting care and modifying treatment plans as indicated; educating patients and families; coordinating safe and effective hemodialysis delivery; administering medications; responding to emergencies; supporting staff training and orientation; and contributing to patient assessments and plans of care. CAP requirements must be completed to advance. The position involves direct patient care and regular heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation. It requires frequent, prolonged standing and bending. The employee may occasionally 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. Work takes place in a healthcare facility with controlled air temperature and moderate noise, and may involve exposure to infectious or contagious diseases or materials. Daily work includes desk and computer work and interaction with patients, facility or hospital staff, and physicians. Travel to training sites or other facilities may be required.

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.
Entry-level role for Registered Nurses with less than two years of nephrology nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience.

Responsibilities

Perform essential functions under the direction of the Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses.
Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings, adjust or modify treatment plans as indicated, and notify appropriate clinical staff or physicians as needed.
Assess, collaborate on, and document patients’ and families’ 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 prescribed medications or medications under approved algorithms, and document medical justification and effectiveness.
Initiate or assist with emergency response measures.
Serve as a resource for the healthcare 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.
Complete CAP requirements to advance.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.