Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis

Fresenius Medical Care•Stafford, VA

1d•$35 - $59

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 role may include delegating appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff such as RNs, LVN/LPNs, and Patient Care Technicians. As a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease 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 position performs duties under the direction of a Supervisor and with guidance from a Clinical Educator, Preceptor, or other RNs. Work must follow Fresenius Kidney Care policies and procedures, nursing practice standards, and applicable state and federal regulations. This is a PRN/part-time float position, and dialysis experience is required. The role involves direct patient care in a healthcare facility and may require travel to training sites or other facilities, or providing essential functions at other locations. Work includes patient interaction, desk and computer tasks, and possible exposure to infectious or contagious diseases and materials. Physical demands include frequent prolonged standing, bending, regularly lifting and moving patients or assisting with ambulation, and occasionally moving equipment with assistance or lifting chemical and water solutions.

Requirements

Dialysis experience is required.
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 the certification.
Minimum of 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience.
To provide assigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge: 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 meet the role's physical demands, including prolonged standing, bending, patient lifting and movement, and occasional movement of equipment or lifting of solutions as described.

Responsibilities

Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment; document findings, adjust treatment plans as indicated, and notify the appropriate clinical personnel or physician when needed.
Assess and document patient and family learning needs and provide initial and ongoing education.
Coordinate and provide, with direct and ancillary care staff, safe and effective daily hemodialysis therapy for assigned patients.
Administer prescribed medications or medications under approved algorithms, documenting medical justification and effectiveness.
Initiate or assist with emergency response measures.
Serve as a resource, leader, coach, mentor, and role model for employees at the facility and area level.
Ensure laboratory specimens are collected, processed, and shipped correctly; reschedule missed or insufficient collections.
Collaborate with the Interdisciplinary Team to identify expected outcomes and document and update nursing assessments and plans of care.
Ensure patients are aware of transplant and treatment modality options.
Participate in facility- and area-level education and quality improvement projects as directed by the Supervisor.
May serve as a Preceptor to new employees.
Complete CAP requirements to maintain or advance.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.