Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Blaine, MN

3d•$31 - $52•Onsite

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. The nurse may delegate appropriate tasks to direct patient-care staff and participates as a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team in decision-making, teaching, leadership, and quality improvement activities to improve patient outcomes and facility operations. The position is based at the Blaine clinic, 12555 Central Ave NE, Blaine, MN 55434. Clinic hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 5:00 a.m. to 7:45 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 5:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and closed Sunday. Rotating days and shifts are required. Dialysis experience is not required; on-the-job training is provided. Duties are performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, procedures, nursing practice standards, and state and federal regulations. The position may require travel to training sites or other facilities and may require providing essential functions at other locations under the same physical demands and working conditions.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure.
Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of the certification.
Meet the practice requirements of the state in which employed.
Entry-level RN designation for nurses with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

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; document findings, adjust treatment plans as indicated, and notify the appropriate clinical leader or physician as needed.
Assess and document patients’ and families’ learning needs and provide initial and ongoing education.
Coordinate and provide, with direct and ancillary patient-care staff, safe and effective daily hemodialysis therapy for 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 to 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 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 Clinical Advancement Program requirements to advance.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.