Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Eupora, MS

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The RN is accountable for providing and coordinating clinically competent care—including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation—for an assigned group of patients. The role may include delegating appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff, including RNs, LVN/LPNs, and Patient Care Technicians. As part of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) health care team, the RN contributes to decision-making, patient education, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations. The RN performs duties under the direction of the Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. All duties are performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, procedures, nursing practice standards, and applicable state and federal regulations. The position involves direct patient care in a health care facility and may require travel to training sites or other facilities.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure and practice eligibility in the state of employment.
Current or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.
Must meet the practice requirements in the state in which employed.
Entry-level RN designation applies to RNs with less than 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience.
To provide assigned oversight as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge, must complete all FKC education and training requirements for new employees, have at least 9 months of RN experience, and have at least 3 months of chronic/acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
Must be able to perform direct patient care tasks that regularly involve heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; frequent and prolonged standing; and bending.
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.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience.

Responsibilities

Collects and analyzes patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; documents findings, adjusts or modifies treatment plans when indicated, and notifies appropriate clinical personnel 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, safe and effective hemodialysis therapy for 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 to the health care team and participates in staff training and orientation of new staff as assigned.
Ensures correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures, and 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 (CAP) requirements to advance.
May oversee Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, and RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting the stated education, training, and experience requirements.
Performs other duties assigned by the Supervisor.