Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN Clinical

RN - Clinical

Role Overview: As a Clinical Registered Nurse (RN) for Fresenius Medical Care's Dialysis Clinic, you will be part of a tight-knit, cooperative team tasked with delivering specialized care and dialysis treatment to patients grappling with end-stage renal disease or chronic kidney disease. Our clinic RNs establish lasting relationships and firm bonds with patients who trust us with their care, their families, and fellow team members.

Growth and Progression: On beginning your journey as a Dialysis RN with us, you will enter our Clinical Advancement Program (CAP), designed for your personal and career growth. By partaking in CAP, you will build on your clinical leadership skills, gain immense career satisfaction, obtain the chance to share your skills with others, and receive recognition for your experience, knowledge, and clinical expertise. New recruits will commence at the suitable CAP level as determined by their past experience and education.

Our Culture: We firmly believe our employees are our most vital resource; hence we value, cherish, and support our people. We stand by you when you need us the most, offering tuition reimbursement to support your educational aims, providing scholarships for family members, delivering assistance during natural disaster situations, or providing financial support during personal difficulties; we take care of our staff.

Our Commitment to Diversity: We pride ourselves in creating a warm environment that welcomes all ages, races, genders, sexual orientations, backgrounds, and cultures. We support various employee resource groups (ERGs) enabling employees who share similar interests, objectives, social and cultural backgrounds, or experiences to come together for professional and personal betterment, engagement, activities, and peer support. Our diverse workforce and culture promote opportunity, fairness, and inclusion for all, setting us uniquely apart.

At Fresenius Medical Care, you will make a significant impact in the lives of those dealing with kidney disease. If this resonates with the career and organization you've been searching for, and you want to play a crucial part in shaping the future of healthcare, apply now.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

All these duties and responsibilities should be carried out in compliance with Fresenius Kidney Care policies, nursing practice standards, and state and federal regulations. 

- As part of the nephrology healthcare team, you will be involved in decision-making, teaching, leadership roles, and quality improvement initiatives that boost patient care results and clinic operations.
- You will coordinate patient care, which involves reviewing, planning, intervening, and assessing for a select group of hemodialysis patients. This includes delegating suitable tasks to direct patient care providers.
- Perform continuous patient data analysis during each patient visit and document it in their medical record.
- Make necessary adjustments or changes to treatment planning and inform the supervisor as needed.
- Provide initial and continued education to patients and their families.
- Administer medications as prescribed or following the approved algorithm(s), and document necessary medical justifications and effectiveness.
- Initiate or assist with emergency response measures.
- Ensure accurate laboratory procedures are undertaken, processed, and shipped.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to devise the patient care plan.
- Raise patient awareness concerning transplant and treatment modality alternatives.
- Complete CAP obligations to either maintain or progress within the program.
- Administer referrals to a social worker and a registered dietitian as needed.
- Raise patient awareness regarding transplant and treatment modality alternatives.

Education and Licensure:

- Completion of an accredited School of Nursing program
- Current and appropriate state licensure 
- CPR BLS Certification, either current or completed successfully imminently 
- Must meet the practical requirements in the state in which he/she is employed

Experience and Skills: 

- Compassion, caring and supportive of colleagues, collaborative, and reliability traits
- Worked as a Registered Nurse (preferred but not essential)
- Chronic/acute hemodialysis experience (preferred but not essential)
- Must pass Ishihara Color Blind Test

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
The physical demands and work culture characteristics outlined above represent what an employee encounters while proficiently executing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to assist individuals with disabilities in performing these crucial role functions.

- Provides direct patient care involving heavy lifting, assisting patients with movement and ambulation. Equipment aids and/or colleagues may offer support.
- Frequent, prolonged standing periods are required, and the employee must be capable of bending over.
- Occasionally, with assistance, the employee may be required to move equipment weighing up to 200 lbs., and may lift chemical and water solutions of up to 30 lbs. to a 5 feet height.
- Work settings are typical of a healthcare facility with controlled air temperatures and moderate noise levels.
- Exposure to infectious and contagious diseases/materials may occur.
- Day-to-day tasks comprise desk work, computer work, and interaction with patients, facility/hospital staff, and physicians.
- Travel to training sites or other facilities may be a job requirement.
- Performing the essential job functions at other locations with the same physical demands and working conditions as described above may be necessary.

Fresenius Medical Care is an EO/AA Employer: Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.