Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis

Fresenius Medical Care•Merrillville, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The nurse is responsible 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, such as RNs, LVN/LPNs, and Patient Care Technicians. As a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team, the nurse contributes to clinical decision-making, patient and family education, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations. This is a full-time, 36–40-hour-per-week area float role based in Merrillville, with work at multiple clinics in the area. The nurse must be available Monday through Saturday between 4 a.m. and 9 p.m. and work rotating shifts. Duties are performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, procedures, nursing standards, and applicable state and federal regulations. The nurse performs essential functions under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. The role involves direct patient care in a health care facility. Work includes patient interaction and desk and computer work, and may require travel to training sites or other facilities. Physical demands include regularly lifting and moving patients and assisting with ambulation; frequent, prolonged standing and bending; occasionally moving machines or equipment weighing up to 200 pounds with assistance; and lifting chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 pounds to a height of five feet. The employee may be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases or materials. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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.
Must be available to work Monday through Saturday between 4 a.m. and 9 p.m. on rotating shifts and float to multiple clinics in the area.
Entry-level designation for Registered Nurses with less than two years of nephrology nursing experience.
Ability to perform the described physical demands, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings, modify treatment plans as indicated, and notify the appropriate clinical lead 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 direct and ancillary patient care staff, the daily delivery of safe and effective hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
Administer prescribed medications or medications in accordance with approved algorithms, and document medical justification and effectiveness as appropriate.
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 Clinical Advancement Program requirements to advance.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.