Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

About the job

Fresenius Kidney Care is hiring a full-time outpatient registered nurse (RN) in Spokane, Washington, at the CAP 1 level, the entry point of its Clinical Advancement Program (CAP). The nurse provides and coordinates care for an assigned group of hemodialysis patients, from assessment and planning to intervention and evaluation, and may delegate tasks to RNs, LVN/LPNs and patient care technicians.

What you'll do

• Work under the supervisor's direction, with guidance from the clinical educator or preceptor, or alongside other registered nurses
• Collect and analyze patient data before, during and after hemodialysis, document it in the medical record, adjust the treatment plan as indicated and notify the team leader, charge nurse, supervisor or physician as needed
• Direct and deliver safe, effective daily hemodialysis therapy for assigned patients together with direct and ancillary patient care staff
• Give medications as prescribed or under approved algorithms, documenting the medical reason and how well they work, and start or assist with emergency response
• Assess and document patients' and families' learning needs, provide initial and ongoing education, and make sure patients know their transplant and treatment modality options
• Identify expected outcomes and keep each assigned patient's nursing assessment and plan of care up to date with the interdisciplinary team
• Make sure lab specimens are collected, processed and shipped correctly, and reschedule missed or insufficient collections
• Serve as a resource for the care team and help train and orient new staff
• Join the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) care team in decision-making, teaching, leadership and quality improvement, and complete CAP requirements to advance
• After finishing new-employee training and gaining at least 9 months of RN experience and 3 months of hemodialysis RN experience, oversee technicians, LPNs, LVNs and RNs as team leader or nurse in charge when assigned

What you need

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
• Current, appropriate state licensure, and meeting the practice requirements of the state of employment
• CPR BLS certification, current or successfully completed
• This entry-level role is meant for RNs with under 2 years of experience as a registered nurse in nephrology nursing
• Able to handle heavy lifting, moving patients and helping with ambulation (equipment aids or coworkers may assist), frequent long periods of standing, and bending over
• Able to occasionally move machines and equipment of up to 200 pounds with help, and to lift chemical and water solutions of up to 30 pounds as high as 5 feet

Preferred

• Chronic or acute hemodialysis experience

Schedule

• Full-time
• May require travel to training sites or other facilities, and the work may be done at other locations with the same demands

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• A 401(k) with a company match
• Paid time off and parental leave