Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Lagrange, GA

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The role is accountable for providing and coordinating clinically competent care—including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation—for an assigned group of patients. The RN may delegate appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff and, as part of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) health care team, participates in decision-making, patient teaching, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations. 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 a Supervisor and with guidance from a Clinical Educator, Preceptor, or other Registered Nurses. The position involves direct patient care in a health care facility and may require travel to training sites or other facilities, or work at other locations with similar demands and conditions.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure.
Current or successfully completed CPR BLS Certification.
Must 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.
Must complete all Fresenius Kidney Care education and training requirements for new employees before qualifying for the stated oversight duties.
At least 9 months of experience as an RN and at least 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN are required before qualifying for the stated oversight duties.
Must be able to perform the position’s essential functions, including its described physical demands, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.

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 team member or physician when 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 in accordance with 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 when 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 for advancement in the Clinical Advancement Program.
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 the stated training and experience requirements.