Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Indianapolis, IN

12d

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in Fresenius Kidney Care’s Clinical Advancement Program. The RN provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The role is part of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team and contributes to patient-care decisions, education, leadership, quality improvement, and facility operations. Appropriate tasks may be delegated to direct patient-care staff, including RNs, LVN/LPNs, and Patient Care Technicians. Duties are performed in accordance with company policies and procedures, nursing practice standards, and state and federal regulations. Willing to train.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure.
Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of CPR BLS certification.
Meet the 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.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience.

Responsibilities

Perform essential functions under the direction of the Supervisor, with guidance from the 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 staff or physician when needed.
Assess and document patients’ and families’ basic learning needs and provide initial and ongoing education.
Direct and provide, in collaboration with patient-care and ancillary staff, the daily safe and effective delivery of hemodialysis therapy.
Administer prescribed medications or medications under approved algorithms, documenting 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 laboratory specimens are correctly collected, processed, and shipped; 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.