Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •PRN Position
• •Dialysis Experience Required
• •Entry level designation into the Clinical Advancement Program (CAP) for new employees who meet the RN CAP 2 criteria or attained through advancement from RN CAP 1
• •Accountable and responsible for the provision and coordination of clinically competent care including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation for an assigned group of patients
• •Delegation of appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff including but not limited to RNs, LVN/LPNs, and Patient Care Technicians
• •Participation in decision-making, teaching, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that enhance patient care outcomes and facility operations
• •Performance of all essential functions under the direction of the Supervisor and with guidance from the Clinical Educator, Preceptor or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses
• •Ongoing, systematic collection and analysis of patient data pre – during – post hemodialysis treatment for assigned patients
• •Documentation in the patient medical record
• •Adjustments or modifications to treatment plan as indicated
• •Notification of Team Leader, Charge Nurse, Supervisor or Physician as needed
• •Assessment, collaboration, and documentation of patient/family's basic learning needs
• •Initial and ongoing education to patients and family
• •Direction and provision, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, all aspects of the daily provision of safe and effective delivery of hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients
• •Administration of medications as prescribed or in accordance with approved algorithm(s)
• •Documentation of appropriate medical justification and effectiveness
• •Initiation or assistance with emergency response measures
• •Service as a resource, leader, coach, mentor and role model for new and incumbent employees
• •Setting examples of appropriate behavior, work habits and attitudes towards patients, co-workers, supervisors and the company at the facility, and area level
• •Ensuring correct laboratory collection, processing and shipping procedures are performed
• •Rescheduling of missed or insufficient laboratory collections
• •Identification of expected outcomes
• •Documentation and updating of the nursing assessment and plan of care for assigned patients
• •Collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team
• •Ensuring patient awareness related to transplant and treatment modality options
• •Participation in education and quality improvement projects at the facility and area level as directed by Supervisor
• •Service as a Preceptor to new employees
• •Completion of CAP requirements to maintain or advance
• •Performance of all other duties as assigned by Supervisor
• •Ability to perform essential functions including heavy lifting, moving of patients and assisting with ambulation
• •Ability to stand for frequent, prolonged periods
• •Ability to bend over
• •Ability to move, with assistance, machines, and equipment of up to 200 lbs.
• •Ability to lift chemical and water solutions of up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet
• •Ability to work in a health care facility environment with moderate noise levels
• •Ability to be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases/materials
• •Ability to perform desk work, computer work and interaction with patients, facility/hospital staff and physicians
• •Ability to travel to training sites or other facilities
• •Ability to provide essential functions of this position in other locations with the same physical demands and working conditions
• •Successful completion of all FKC education and training requirements for new employees
• •Minimum of 3 months experience in chronic/acute hemodialysis as a RN
• •Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing
• •Current appropriate state licensure
• •Current or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification
• •Meeting the practice requirements in the state in which he or she is employed
• •Entry level for RNs with minimum of 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience
• •Ability to work in a drug-free workplace
• •Ability to work in an equal opportunity environment