Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN
Company: Fresenius Medical Care
Location: Plainview
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
PURPOSE AND SCOPE: The registered professional nurse (CAP RN 1)
position is an entry level designation into the Clinical
Advancement Program for Registered Nurses. - The CAP RN 1 is
accountable and responsible for the provision and coordination of
clinically competent care including assessment, planning,
intervention and evaluation for an assigned group of patients. - As
a member of the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) health care team, the
CAP RN 1 participates in decision-making, teaching, leadership
functions, and quality improvement activities that enhance patient
care outcomes and facility operations. -
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:All duties and
responsibilities are expected to be performed in accordance with
Fresenius Kidney Care policy, procedures, standards of nursing
practice, state and federal regulations. -
- Performs all essential functions under the direction of the
Clinical Manager (CM) and with the guidance from the Educator,
Preceptor or a CAP RN 2, 3, 4 or 5 for the first 6 months of
employment.
- Expected to complete requirements to advance to the next CAP
level, for which they qualify, within 24 months from date of hire.
- -
- Performs ongoing, systematic collection and analysis of patient
data pre - during - post hemodialysis treatment for assigned
patients and documents in the patient medical record, adjusts or
modifies the treatment plan as indicated and notifies Team Leader,
Charge Nurse, Clinical Manager or Physician as needed.
- Recognizes aspects and implications of patient status that vary
from normal and reports to or collaborates with appropriate health
team members for input.
- Assesses daily assigned patient care needs and collaborates
with direct and ancillary patient care staff as needed.
- Directs and provides, in collaboration with direct and
ancillary patient care staff, all aspects of the daily provision of
safe and effective delivery of chronic hemodialysis therapy to
assigned patients.
- Administers medications as prescribed or in accordance with
approved algorithm(s), and documents appropriate medical
justification and effectiveness.
- Ensures correct laboratory collection, processing and shipping
procedures are performed and reschedules missed or insufficient
laboratory collections.
- Ensures physician orders for assigned patients are entered and
acknowledged in the Medical Record
- Initiates or assists with emergency response measures.
- Delegates appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff
including but not limited to LVN/LPNs and Patient Care
Technicians.
- Monitors patient care staff for appropriate techniques and
adherence to FKC policy and procedures.
- Promotes infection control, equipment and environmental
safety.
- Assesses, collaborates and documents patient/family's basic
learning needs to provide initial and ongoing education to patients
and family.
- Identifies expected outcomes, documents and updates the nursing
assessment and plan of care for assigned patients through
collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
- Ensures patient awareness related to transplant and treatment
modality options.
- Makes referrals to Social Worker and Registered Dietitian as
appropriate for individual patient education and counseling.
- Checks availability of adequate emergency equipment and
supplies as assigned.
- Assists with medication tracking and inventory as
assigned.
- Serves as a resource for health care team, participates in
staff training and orientation of new staff as assigned.
- Participates in all required staff meetings as scheduled.
- Supports and promotes the FMCNA's mission, vision, values, and
customer service philosophy.
- Performs all other duties as assigned by supervisor. -PHYSICAL
DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:
- The physical demands and work environment characteristics
described here are representative of those an employee encounters
while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
- The position provides direct patient care that regularly
involves heavy lifting and moving of patients, and assisting with
ambulation. - Equipment aids and/or coworkers may provide
assistance. - This position requires frequent, prolonged periods of
standing and the employee must be able to bend over. The employee
may occasionally be required to move, with assistance, machines and
equipment of up to 200 lbs., and may lift chemical and water
solutions of up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet. - The work
environment is characteristic of a health care facility with air
temperature control and moderate noise levels. - May be exposed to
infectious and contagious diseases/materials.
- Day to day work includes desk work, computer work and
interaction with patients, facility/hospital staff and physicians.
The position may require travel to training sites or other
facilities.
- May be asked to provide essential functions of this position in
other locations with the same physical demands and working
conditions as described above. -SUPERVISION:
- Assigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians/LPNs as a Team
Leader or designated Nurse in charge, after the following:
- -Successful completion of all FKC education and training
requirements for new employees plus
- -Must have a minimum of 9 months experience as an RN plus
- Successful completion of 3 months experience in chronic
hemodialysis. -EDUCATION:
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- Current appropriate state licensure.
- Must meet the practice requirements in the state in which he or
she is employed. -EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Entry level for RNs with less than 2 years of nephrology
nursing experience within the last two years or for RNs with a BSN
and less than 1 year of nephrology nursing experience within the
last two years.
- Minimum of 9 months experience as a Registered Nurse
(preferred).
- Chronic hemodialysis experience (preferred).
- Successful completion of FKC Education and Training
requirements for new employees.
- Successful completion and maintenance of CPR BLS
Certification.
- Meet all conditions of employment including Ishihara's Color
Blindness Test.
- Successful completion of all annual required
education/training/competencies.
- Successful completion of on-going training and education as
assigned or required. -EO/AA Employer:
Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender
Identity - -Fresenius Medical Care North America maintains a
drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state
laws.
Keywords: Fresenius Medical Care, Lubbock , Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN, Healthcare , Plainview, Texas
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