Outpatient Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current appropriate state licensure.
• Current CPR BLS certification or successful completion of CPR BLS certification.
• Must meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.
• Minimum of 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience for entry-level RNs.
• For assigned 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.
• Ability to perform the physical demands of direct patient care, including frequent prolonged standing, bending, heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; with assistance, may need to move equipment up to 200 lbs. and lift chemical or water solutions up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis treatment, document findings, modify treatment plans as indicated, and notify the appropriate clinical personnel or physician as needed.
• Assess and document patients’ and families’ learning needs and provide initial and ongoing education.
• Direct and provide, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, the daily safe and effective delivery of hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
• Administer prescribed medications or medications under approved algorithms, documenting medical justification and effectiveness as appropriate.
• Initiate or assist with emergency response measures.
• Serve as a resource, leader, coach, mentor, and role model for new and incumbent employees.
• Ensure correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures; 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.
• 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 in the program.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
• May oversee Patient Care Technicians, LVN/LPNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge after meeting the stated training and experience conditions.