Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Fresenius Medical Care•Ypsilanti, MI

21d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) CAP 1 is an entry-level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program. The RN provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The role may include delegating appropriate tasks to direct patient-care staff. As a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team, the RN participates in decision-making, patient and family education, leadership functions, and quality-improvement activities to support patient outcomes and facility operations. The position is based at the Ann Arbor Clinic, 5205 McAuley Dr., Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197. Clinic hours are Monday through Saturday, 4:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the clinic closed on Sunday. Workdays and shifts rotate. No prior dialysis experience is needed; on-the-job training is provided. Duties are performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, procedures, nursing practice standards, and applicable state and federal regulations. The role provides direct patient care in a health care facility and may involve travel to training sites or other facilities, or performing the role at other locations under the same conditions. Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred, not required.

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 CPR BLS certification.
Entry-level designation for RNs with less than two years of Nephrology Nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
No prior dialysis experience is needed; on-the-job training is provided.
Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including regularly lifting and moving patients and assisting with ambulation; frequent, prolonged standing and bending; occasionally moving machines and equipment weighing up to 200 pounds with assistance; and lifting chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 pounds as high as five feet.

Nice To Haves

Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform essential functions under the direction of the Supervisor and with guidance from a Clinical Educator, Preceptor, or other Registered Nurses.
Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatments; document findings, adjust the treatment plan as indicated, and notify appropriate clinical personnel or a physician as 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.
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 CAP requirements to advance.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.