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 the certification.
• Must meet the practice requirements in the state of employment.
• Entry-level designation for RNs with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience as a Registered Nurse.
• To receive assigned oversight as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge, complete all FKC education and training requirements for new employees and have at least 9 months of RN experience and 3 months of RN experience in chronic or acute hemodialysis.
• Ability to perform direct patient care involving regular heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation; equipment or coworkers may provide assistance.
• Ability to stand for frequent, prolonged periods and bend over.
• Ability, with assistance, to move machines and equipment weighing up to 200 lbs. occasionally, and to lift chemical and water solutions weighing up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet.
• May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases or materials.

Nice To Haves

• Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate clinically competent care, including patient assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
• Collect and analyze patient data before, during, and after hemodialysis; document findings, adjust treatment plans as indicated, and notify appropriate clinical staff or physicians as needed.
• Assess and document patients’ and families’ basic learning needs and provide initial and ongoing education.
• Coordinate and provide safe and effective hemodialysis therapy in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient-care staff.
• Administer prescribed medications or medications under approved algorithms, and document 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 orientation as assigned.
• Ensure laboratory specimens are collected, processed, and shipped correctly, 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.
• Delegate appropriate tasks to patient-care staff as applicable.
• After meeting the specified training and experience requirements, provide assigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, or RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge.