Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care

1d•$35 - $60

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The role is accountable for providing and coordinating clinically competent care—including patient assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation—for an assigned group of patients. It may involve delegating appropriate tasks to direct patient-care staff, including RNs, LVN/LPNs, and Patient Care Technicians. As a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) health care team, the RN participates in decision-making, patient teaching, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations. The position performs essential functions under the direction of a Supervisor and with guidance from a Clinical Educator, Preceptor, or other Registered Nurses. Care and responsibilities must follow Fresenius Kidney Care policies and procedures, nursing practice standards, and applicable state and federal regulations. The RN must complete CAP requirements to advance.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure.
Current CPR BLS Certification or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.
Meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.
Entry-level RN designation applies to RNs with less than 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
For assigned oversight as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge: successfully 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 or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide and coordinate clinically competent care, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation for assigned patients.
Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings, modify treatment plans when indicated, and notify appropriate clinical personnel or physicians as needed.
Assess, collaborate on, and document patients’ and families’ basic learning needs, and provide initial and ongoing education.
Direct and provide the daily delivery of safe and effective hemodialysis therapy in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient-care staff.
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 health care team and participate in staff training and new-staff orientation as assigned.
Ensure laboratory specimens are correctly collected, processed, and shipped; 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 for advancement in the Clinical Advancement Program.
Perform 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.