Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis

Fresenius Medical Care•Merrillville, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The nurse is accountable for providing and coordinating clinically competent care, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation for assigned patients. The role may include delegating appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff and participating as a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team in decision-making, teaching, leadership, and quality improvement activities. The position provides safe and effective hemodialysis care in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies and procedures, nursing practice standards, and state and federal regulations. The nurse works under a Supervisor’s direction, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor and in collaboration with other Registered Nurses. This is a full-time area-float role based in Merrillville, with availability required Monday through Saturday between 4 a.m. and 9 p.m. on rotating shifts, for 36–40 hours per week. The role includes direct patient care in a healthcare facility and may require travel to training sites or other facilities, or providing the same essential functions at other locations. The work environment has controlled air temperature and moderate noise levels and may involve exposure to infectious or contagious diseases and materials.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure.
Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of CPR BLS certification.
Must meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.
Entry-level designation for RNs with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
For assigned oversight as Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge: successful completion of all Fresenius Kidney Care education and training requirements for new employees, at least 9 months of RN experience, and at least 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
Availability to work Monday through Saturday between 4 a.m. and 9 p.m. on rotating shifts.
Able to perform the role’s physical demands, including frequent prolonged standing, bending, heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; may need to move equipment weighing up to 200 lbs. with assistance and lift chemical or water solutions up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.
May be required to travel to training sites or other facilities.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience.

Responsibilities

Collect, analyze, and document ongoing patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis; modify treatment plans as indicated and notify the appropriate team member or physician when needed.
Assess, collaborate on, and document patients’ and families’ basic learning needs, providing initial and ongoing education.
Direct and provide, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, the daily safe and effective delivery of hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
Administer prescribed medications or medications under approved algorithms, and document medical justification and effectiveness.
Initiate or assist with emergency response measures.
Serve as a resource for the healthcare 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 requirements of the Clinical Advancement Program to advance.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
After meeting specified training and experience requirements, provide assigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge.