Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse - RN ( REGIONAL FLOAT)
Company: Fresenius Medical Care
Location: Elmhurst
Posted on: April 16, 2024
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Job Description:
POSITION FEATURES:Full-time positions availableDialysis
Experience RequiredRegional Float RN to cover NW Indiana and West
Chicago marketsDifferential(s), mileage, and other accommodations
available for this positionOccasional on-callPURPOSE AND SCOPE:The
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. -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, applicable contractual service
agreements, state and federal regulations.Performs all essential
functions under the direction of the Supervisor and with guidance
from the Educator, Preceptor or in collaboration with another
Registered Nurse.Performs 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.Assesses, collaborates and documents
patient/family's basic learning needs to provide initial and
ongoing education to patients and family.Recognizes 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.Directs and provides safe
effective patient care for assigned patients as prescribed for all
modality specific treatment procedures.Assesses daily assigned
patient care needs and collaborates with direct and ancillary
patient care staff as needed.Initiates and coordinates
communication with FKC and Non-FKC dialysis providers and
appropriate contracted facility personnel as needed to provide
continuity of patient care. -Performs 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.Administers medications as prescribed and documents
appropriate medical justification and effectiveness.Initiates and
assists with emergency response measures.Serves as a resource for
health care team, participates in staff training and orientation of
new staff as assigned.May be asked to provide specialized nursing
care instruction to hospital/facility staff as stipulated
contractually.May be assigned to assist in an Outpatient facility
on an as needed basis. - - -Required to complete CAP requirements
to advance.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, 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.May be asked to provide essential
functions of this position in other locations with the same
physical demands and working conditions as described above.Day to
day work includes, desk work, computer work, interaction with
patients, facility/hospital staff and physicians.The position
requires travel to training/meeting sites and between assigned
facilities.Position requires participation in on-call rotation,
night, weekend, holiday or as defined by individual program
needs.SUPERVISION: - Assigned oversight of Patient Care
Technicians/LVN/LPNs/RNs as a designated Nurse in Charge, after
meeting all the following: -Successful completion of all FKC
education and modality specific training requirements for new
employees. -Must have a minimum of 9 months experience as a RN. -6
months experience in acute dialysis as a RN.EDUCATION and
LICENSURE: Current appropriate state licensure.Current or
successful completion of CPR BLS CertificationMust meet the
practice requirements in all states employed.EXPERIENCE AND
REQUIRED SKILLS:Entry level for RNs with less than 1 year of
Nephrology Nursing experience in the last two years as an RNMinimum
9 months experience as a Registered Nurse, 12 months (preferred).6
months acute dialysis experience (preferred)Hemodialysis and/or ICU
experience (preferred).EO/AA Employer:
Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender
IdentityFresenius Medical Care North America maintains a drug-free
workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.
Keywords: Fresenius Medical Care, Downers Grove , Acute Dialysis Registered Nurse - RN ( REGIONAL FLOAT), Healthcare , Elmhurst, Illinois
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