Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis

Fresenius Medical Care•Palmdale, CA

25d•$35 - $59•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) CAP 2 provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The position may include delegating appropriate tasks to patient-care staff and participating as a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) health care team in decision-making, patient teaching, 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 operates under the direction of a Supervisor, with guidance from a Clinical Educator or Preceptor, or in collaboration with other RNs. The position may provide oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting the stated training and experience conditions. The role involves direct patient care in a health care facility and may include heavy lifting, moving and assisting patients, prolonged standing, bending, and occasional movement of equipment or handling of chemical and water solutions. Work also includes desk and computer tasks, interaction with patients and clinical staff, possible exposure to infectious materials, and travel to training sites or other facilities.

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 certification.
At least 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience.
Must complete Fresenius Kidney Care education and training requirements for new employees and have at least 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN before being assigned oversight as a Team Leader or Nurse in Charge.
Ability to perform direct patient-care tasks involving regular heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; frequent prolonged standing and bending; occasional assisted movement of equipment up to 200 lbs.; and lifting chemical and water solutions up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.

Responsibilities

Collects and analyzes patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; documents findings, adjusts or modifies 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 patient-care and ancillary staff, safe and effective 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 incumbent employees.
Ensures laboratory specimens are correctly collected, processed, and shipped, 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 for new employees.
Completes CAP requirements to maintain or advance in the program.
Performs other duties assigned by the Supervisor.