Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis

Fresenius Medical Care•San Tan Valley, AZ

26d

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. 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 role may include delegating appropriate tasks to patient care staff. The RN performs duties under the direction of a Supervisor and with guidance from a Clinical Educator, Preceptor, or other Registered Nurses. The position may provide oversight to Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, and RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting the specified training and experience conditions. The RN must complete CAP requirements to maintain or advance.

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.
Minimum of 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience for entry-level RNs.
To provide oversight as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge: successful completion of all FKC education and training requirements for new employees and at least 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
Able to perform direct patient care involving regular heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; equipment or coworkers may assist.
Able to stand for frequent, prolonged periods and bend over.
May need 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 when indicated, and notifies appropriate clinical staff or physicians as needed.
Assesses and documents patient and family learning needs and provides initial and ongoing education.
Directs and provides, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, safe and effective hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
Administers prescribed medications or medications under approved algorithms and documents medical justification and effectiveness.
Initiates or assists with emergency response measures.
Acts 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.
Performs other duties assigned by the Supervisor.