Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Oak Creek, WI

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program (CAP). The RN is responsible for providing and coordinating clinically competent care—including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation—for assigned patients. The role may include delegating appropriate tasks to direct patient-care staff and participating in decision-making, patient and family education, leadership functions, and quality improvement as a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team. Fresenius Kidney Care provides extensive on-the-job training; dialysis experience is not required. The RN performs duties under the direction of the Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor or in collaboration with other RNs. Duties are performed according to company policies and procedures, nursing practice standards, and applicable state and federal regulations. CAP requirements must be completed to advance. The position provides direct patient care in a health care facility. Clinic hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 5:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m., and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 5:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Shifts are 10–12 hours. There is no on-call requirement; every other Saturday is required, and Sundays are off. The clinic is located at 9420 S 22nd St., Oak Creek, WI 53154.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure and compliance with practice requirements in the state of employment.
Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of the certification.
Entry-level RN designation for nurses with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience.
Ability to perform the physical demands of direct patient care, including frequent prolonged standing and bending, heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; assistance or equipment may be used.
May need to move machines and equipment weighing up to 200 lbs. with assistance and lift chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.
Must work every other Saturday; Sundays are off. Shifts are 10–12 hours.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred; dialysis experience is not required because on-the-job training is provided.

Responsibilities

Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings, modify treatment plans as indicated, and notify appropriate clinical personnel or physicians as needed.
Assess and document patients’ and families’ 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 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 new-staff orientation as assigned.
Ensure laboratory specimens are collected, processed, and shipped correctly; 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.