Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis
About The Position
The Home Therapies Registered Nurse provides and coordinates clinically competent care for an assigned group of dialysis patients, including assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, documentation, and coordination with the End Stage Kidney Disease health care team. The role focuses on home peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis; the RN spends approximately 70% of their time visiting and assisting patients in their homes. The nurse serves as a patient educator and case manager, supports treatment planning and modality awareness, and trains patients and home partners to safely operate and maintain home dialysis equipment and supplies. The role may include delegating appropriate tasks and serving as a resource, coach, mentor, preceptor, team leader, or nurse in charge after meeting specified training and experience requirements. The position provides paid one-on-one training and education. A typical schedule is Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with flexibility, and the RN participates in an on-call rotation. Work includes patient care in a health care facility and in patient homes, desk and computer work, and interaction with patients, facility and hospital staff, and physicians. Travel to training sites, other facilities, and patient homes may be required. The position involves physical demands such as prolonged standing, bending, assisting with patient movement and ambulation, and occasionally moving equipment or lifting supplies.
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 as an RN within the last 2 years.
- For assigned oversight as a team leader or nurse in charge: successful completion of all Fresenius Kidney Care education and training requirements for new employees and at least 3 months of RN experience in home dialysis therapies.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of direct patient care, including frequent prolonged standing and bending; assisting with patient movement and ambulation; occasionally moving equipment with assistance; and lifting chemical or water solutions up to 30 pounds as high as 5 feet.
- Ability to participate in on-call rotation and coverage that may include nights, weekends, or holidays, depending on program needs.
- Ability to travel to training sites, other facilities, and patient homes as required.
Responsibilities
- Collects and analyzes dialysis data for assigned patients, documents findings, adjusts treatment plans as indicated, and notifies a supervisor or physician as needed.
- Assesses and documents patients’ and families’ learning needs and provides initial and ongoing education.
- Coordinates and provides safe and effective dialysis therapies in collaboration with patients, home care partners, and direct and ancillary care staff.
- Administers prescribed medications or medications under approved algorithms and documents medical justification and effectiveness.
- Initiates or assists with emergency response measures.
- Ensures correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures and reschedules missed or insufficient collections.
- Collaborates with the Interdisciplinary Team to identify expected outcomes and document and update nursing assessments and plans of care.
- Ensures patients are aware of transplant and treatment modality options.
- Assists in identifying, evaluating, selecting, and educating home dialysis candidates and home partners.
- Assesses home environments and partner or family readiness and ability to perform home dialysis treatments.
- Trains home dialysis patients and home partners in safe, effective operation and maintenance of home dialysis equipment and supplies using the standardized training program.
- Participates in facility- and area-level education and quality improvement projects as directed.
- May serve as a preceptor to new employees and, after meeting specified requirements, provide assigned oversight of RNs, LPNs/LVNs, Patient Care Technicians, and Home Therapies Care Team Assistants.
- Completes Clinical Advancement Program requirements to maintain or advance.
- Rotates coverage with other licensed home therapy staff and participates in on-call coverage as assigned.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Potential performance-based bonuses, depending on company and individual performance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
