Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis - Part Time

Fresenius Medical Care•Pittsburg, CA

2d•$35 - $63

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN CAP 2) provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of dialysis patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The RN may delegate 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 clinical decision-making, patient and family education, leadership, and quality improvement activities that support patient outcomes and facility operations. The RN performs duties in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, procedures, nursing practice standards, and applicable state and federal regulations. The role works under a Supervisor’s direction, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other RNs. After completing required education and training and meeting the experience requirement, the RN may oversee Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, and RNs as a Team Leader or Nurse in Charge. This part-time position involves direct patient care in a health care facility. Work includes frequent, prolonged standing, bending, desk and computer work, and assisting with patient movement and ambulation. The role may involve exposure to infectious materials, travel to training sites or other facilities, and working at other locations with similar duties and conditions.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current appropriate state licensure.
Current or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.
Must meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.
Minimum of 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience for entry-level RNs.
To provide assigned oversight as a Team Leader or Nurse in Charge, must complete all FKC education and training requirements for new employees and have at least 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
Able to perform direct patient care tasks that regularly involve heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; assistance from equipment or coworkers may be provided.
Able to stand for frequent, prolonged periods and bend over.
May be required to move, with assistance, machines and equipment weighing up to 200 lbs., and lift chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.

Responsibilities

Collects and analyzes patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; documents findings, adjusts treatment plans as 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 daily hemodialysis therapy for assigned patients.
Administers prescribed medications or medications under approved algorithms and documents medical justification and effectiveness.
Initiates or assists with emergency response measures.
Serves as a resource, leader, coach, mentor, and role model for new and current employees.
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.
Participates in facility- and area-level education and quality improvement projects as directed by the Supervisor.
May serve as a Preceptor to new employees.
Completes CAP requirements to maintain or advance within the Clinical Advancement Program.
May oversee Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, and RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting stated training and experience conditions.
Performs other duties assigned by the Supervisor.