Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Green Bay, WI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program (CAP). The RN provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The role may include delegating appropriate tasks to direct patient-care staff and participating as a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team in decision-making, teaching, leadership, and quality improvement activities. The RN performs duties under the direction of the Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor or in collaboration with other RNs. The position provides direct hemodialysis patient care and involves working with patients, families, care-team members, facility and hospital staff, and physicians. No dialysis-specific experience is required; comprehensive on-the-job training is provided. The role includes 10–12-hour shifts, no on-call requirement, and work every other Saturday, with Sundays off. Clinic hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 4:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. The clinic is located at 2240 Holmgren Way, Green Bay, WI 54304.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure and must meet practice requirements in the state of employment.
Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of CPR BLS certification.
Entry-level RN position for candidates with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience.

Responsibilities

Perform ongoing, systematic collection and analysis of patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings, modify treatment plans as indicated, and notify appropriate team members or physicians 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 delivery of safe and effective 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 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.
Complete CAP requirements to advance.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
Perform duties in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, procedures, nursing practice standards, and state and federal regulations.