Outpatient Rn 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.
• Entry-level role for RNs with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
• To be assigned oversight as Team Leader or Nurse in Charge: successfully complete all Fresenius Kidney Care education and training requirements for new employees, have at least 9 months of RN experience, and have at least 3 months of chronic or acute hemodialysis experience as an RN.
• Ability to perform direct patient care involving regular heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; assistance from equipment or coworkers may be available.
• Ability 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.

Nice To Haves

• Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate clinically competent care, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation, for assigned patients.
• Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis; document findings, modify treatment plans as indicated, and notify appropriate clinical personnel or physicians 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.
• Administer prescribed medications or medications under approved algorithms, documenting medical justification and effectiveness.
• Initiate or assist with emergency response measures.
• Serve as a resource for the health care team and participate in staff training and new-staff orientation as assigned.
• Ensure correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures, and 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.
• Complete Clinical Advancement Program requirements to advance.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
• May provide assigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as Team Leader or Nurse in Charge after completing required training and experience requirements.