Acute Inpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Full-time / Part-time

Inpatient Services Rn Cap 1\n\nThe professional registered nurse Inpatient Services RN CAP 1 is an entry level designation into the Clinical Advancement Program (CAP). This position 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. This may include delegation of appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff including but not limited to RNs LVN / LPNs and Patient Care Technicians. As a member of the kidney disease health care team this position participates in decision-making teaching leadership functions and quality improvement activities that enhance patient care outcomes and program operations.\n\nAll duties and responsibilities are expected to be performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policy procedures standards of nursing practice applicable contractual service agreements state and federal regulations.\n\nPerforms all essential functions under the direction of the Supervisor and with guidance from the Educator Preceptor or in collaboration with another Registered Nurse.\n\nPerforms ongoing systematic collection and analysis of patient data pre during post treatment for assigned patients and documents in the patient medical record makes adjustments and modifications to treatment plan as indicated and notifies Supervisor Physician patient's primary nurse and others as may be indicated.\n\nAssesses collaborates and documents patient / family's basic learning needs to provide initial and ongoing education to patients and family.\n\nRecognizes aspects and implications of patient status that vary from normal and reports to or collaborates with appropriate health team members for input including but not limited to Supervisor appropriate physician and the contracted facility primary Nurse.\n\nDirects and provides safe effective patient care for assigned patients as prescribed for all modality specific treatment procedures.\n\nAssesses daily assigned patient care needs and collaborates with direct and ancillary patient care staff as needed.\n\nInitiates and coordinates communication with FKC and Non-FKC dialysis providers and appropriate contracted facility personnel as needed to provide continuity of patient care.\n\nPerforms the implementation administration monitoring and documentation of patient's response to prescribed intradialytic transfusions including appropriate notification of adverse reactions to physician and appropriate blood supplier.\n\nAdministers medications as prescribed and documents appropriate medical justification and effectiveness.\n\nInitiates and assists with emergency response measures.\n\nServes as a resource for health care team participates in staff training and orientation of new staff as assigned.\n\nMay be asked to provide specialized nursing care instruction to hospital / facility staff as stipulated contractually.\n\nMay be assigned to assist in an Outpatient facility on an as needed basis.\n\nRequired to complete CAP requirements to advance.\n\nPerforms all other duties as assigned by Supervisor.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe position provides direct patient care that regularly involves heavy lifting moving of patients and assisting with ambulation. Equipment aids and / or coworkers may provide assistance.\n\nThis position requires frequent prolonged periods of standing and the employee must be able to bend over.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe work environment is characteristic of a health care facility with air temperature control and moderate noise levels.\n\nMay be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases / materials.\n\nMay be asked to provide essential functions of this position in other locations with the same physical demands and working conditions as described above.\n\nDay to day work includes desk work computer work interaction with patients facility / hospital staff and physicians.\n\nThe position requires travel to training / meeting sites and between assigned facilities.\n\nPosition requires participation in on-call rotation night weekend holiday or as defined by individual program needs.\n\nAssigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians / LVN / LPNs / RNs as a designated Nurse in Charge after meeting all the following : \n\nSuccessful completion of all FKC education and modality specific training requirements for new employees.\n\nMust have a minimum of 9 months experience as a RN.\n\n6 months experience in acute dialysis as a RN.\n\nGraduate of an accredited School of Nursing.\n\nCurrent appropriate state licensure.\n\nCurrent or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.\n\nMust meet the practice requirements in all states in which he or she is employed.\n\nEntry level for RNs with less than 1 year of Nephrology Nursing experience in the last two years as an RN.\n\nMinimum 9 months experience as a Registered Nurse 12 months (preferred).\n\n6 months acute dialysis experience (preferred).\n\nHemodialysis and / or ICU experience (preferred).\n\nFresenius Medical Care maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.\n\nInpatient Services Rn Cap 1\n\nThe professional registered nurse Inpatient Services RN CAP 1 is an entry level designation into the Clinical Advancement Program (CAP). This position 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. This may include delegation of appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff including but not limited to RNs LVN / LPNs and Patient Care Technicians. As a member of the kidney disease health care team this position participates in decision-making teaching leadership functions and quality improvement activities that enhance patient care outcomes and program operations.\n\nAll duties and responsibilities are expected to be performed in accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care policy procedures standards of nursing practice applicable contractual service agreements state and federal regulations.\n\nPerforms all essential functions under the direction of the Supervisor and with guidance from the Educator Preceptor or in collaboration with another Registered Nurse.\n\nPerforms ongoing systematic collection and analysis of patient data pre during post treatment for assigned patients and documents in the patient medical record makes adjustments and modifications to treatment plan as indicated and notifies Supervisor Physician patient's primary nurse and others as may be indicated.\n\nAssesses collaborates and documents patient / family's basic learning needs to provide initial and ongoing education to patients and family.\n\nRecognizes aspects and implications of patient status that vary from normal and reports to or collaborates with appropriate health team members for input including but not limited to Supervisor appropriate physician and the contracted facility primary Nurse.\n\nDirects and provides safe effective patient care for assigned patients as prescribed for all modality specific treatment procedures.\n\nAssesses daily assigned patient care needs and collaborates with direct and ancillary patient care staff as needed.\n\nInitiates and coordinates communication with FKC and Non-FKC dialysis providers and appropriate contracted facility personnel as needed to provide continuity of patient care.\n\nPerforms the implementation administration monitoring and documentation of patient's response to prescribed intradialytic transfusions including appropriate notification of adverse reactions to physician and appropriate blood supplier.\n\nAdministers medications as prescribed and documents appropriate medical justification and effectiveness.\n\nInitiates and assists with emergency response measures.\n\nServes as a resource for health care team participates in staff training and orientation of new staff as assigned.\n\nMay be asked to provide specialized nursing care instruction to hospital / facility staff as stipulated contractually.\n\nMay be assigned to assist in an Outpatient facility on an as needed basis.\n\nRequired to complete CAP requirements to advance.\n\nPerforms all other duties as assigned by Supervisor.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe position provides direct patient care that regularly involves heavy lifting moving of patients and assisting with ambulation. Equipment aids and / or coworkers may provide assistance.\n\nThis position requires frequent prolonged periods of standing and the employee must be able to bend over.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe work environment is characteristic of a health care facility with air temperature control and moderate noise levels.\n\nMay be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases / materials.\n\nMay be asked to provide essential functions of this position in other locations with the same physical demands and working conditions as described above.\n\nDay to day work includes desk work computer work interaction with patients facility / hospital staff and physicians.\n\nThe position requires travel to training / meeting sites and between assigned facilities.\n\nPosition requires participation in on-call rotation night weekend holiday or as defined by individual program needs.\n\nAssigned oversight of Patient Care Technicians / LVN / LPNs / RNs as a designated Nurse in Charge after meeting all the following : \n\nSuccessful completion of all FKC education and modality specific training requirements for new employees.\n\nMust have a minimum of 9 months experience as a RN.\n\n6 months experience in acute dialysis as a RN.\n\nGraduate of an accredited School of Nursing.\n\nCurrent appropriate state licensure.\n\nCurrent or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.\n\nMust meet the practice requirements in all states in which he or she is employed.\n\nEntry level for RNs with less than 1 year of Nephrology Nursing experience in the last two years as an RN.\n\nMinimum 9 months experience as a Registered Nurse 12 months (preferred).\n\n6 months acute dialysis experience (preferred).\n\nHemodialysis and / or ICU experience (preferred).\n\nFresenius Medical Care maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.