Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Toledo, OH

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The RN provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. As part of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team, the RN participates in decision-making, patient and family education, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities to support patient outcomes and facility operations. Appropriate tasks may be delegated to direct patient care staff, including RNs, LVN/LPNs, and Patient Care Technicians. The position is based at the Toledo clinic, 3100 Central Ave Ste 100, Toledo, OH 43606. The schedule is rotating days and shifts, with clinic schedules listed as Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 5:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 5:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Paid training lasts 12 weeks, Monday through Friday, and includes some Saturdays. Previous 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 applicable state and federal regulations. The RN works under the direction of the Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor or in collaboration with other RNs. The role includes direct patient care and may involve heavy lifting, moving and assisting patients, prolonged standing, bending, and occasional movement of equipment. The work takes place in a health care facility and may involve exposure to infectious or contagious diseases or materials and 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 CPR BLS Certification.
Must meet practice requirements in the state of employment.
Entry-level role for RNs with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
Must complete all Fresenius Kidney Care education and training requirements for new employees before being assigned oversight duties.
For Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge oversight: at least 9 months of experience as an RN and at least 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
Able to perform the physical demands of the role, including frequent prolonged standing, bending, and regular heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; may occasionally move equipment of up to 200 lbs. with assistance and lift chemical and water solutions of up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Collects and analyzes patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis; documents findings, adjusts or modifies treatment plans as indicated, and notifies appropriate clinical staff or physicians as needed.
Assesses and documents patients’ and families’ basic learning needs and provides initial and ongoing education.
Directs and provides, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, the daily delivery of safe and effective hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
Administers prescribed medications or medications under approved algorithms, and documents medical justification and effectiveness.
Initiates or assists with emergency response measures.
Serves as a resource for the health care team and participates in staff training and orientation as assigned.
Ensures laboratory specimens are collected, processed, and shipped correctly; reschedules missed or insufficient collections.
Identifies expected outcomes and documents and updates nursing assessments and plans of care in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
Ensures patients are aware of transplant and treatment modality options.
Completes requirements of the Clinical Advancement Program to advance.
Performs other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
May provide oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting specified training and experience requirements.