Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Dearborn, MI

1d•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. The role may include delegating appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff. As part of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team, the RN participates in clinical decision-making, patient education, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities to support patient outcomes and facility operations. The position is 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 a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. No prior dialysis experience is required; on-the-job training is provided. The Dearborn clinic is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 4:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 5:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is closed Sunday. Rotating days and shifts are required.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure and compliance with the practice requirements of the state of employment.
Current CPR BLS Certification or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.
Entry-level RN designation for RNs with less than 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience.
Rotating days and shifts.
For oversight as Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge: successful completion of all FKC education and training requirements for new employees, at least 9 months of RN experience, and at least 3 months of chronic/acute hemodialysis RN experience.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Collects and analyzes patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; documents findings, adjusts or modifies treatment plans as indicated, and notifies the appropriate clinical personnel or physician 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 medications as prescribed or according to 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 new-staff 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 Clinical Advancement Program requirements to advance.
Performs other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
May provide oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting the stated training and experience criteria.