Inpatient Dialysis RN – CAP Program Track

Fresenius Medical Care; Austintown Township (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Drug-free workplace

Job summary

Fresenius Medical Care seeks an entry‑level RN CAP 1 to provide and coordinate clinically competent care for an assigned patient group in the dialysis setting.

You will document data before, during, and after treatments, educate patients and families, and collaborate with the health care team to ensure safe, effective care and continuity of services. This role also involves on‑call rotation and travel between facilities, with CAP requirements advancing as part of the program.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current appropriate state licensure.
• Current or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.
• Must meet the practice requirements in all states in which he or she is employed.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Nephrology nursing

Hemodialysis

Patient care

Critical thinking

Education

Nursing degree

RN license

BLS certification

Job description

Fresenius Medical Care seeks an entry‑level RN CAP 1 to provide and coordinate clinically competent care for an assigned patient group in the dialysis setting.

You will document data before, during, and after treatments, educate patients and families, and collaborate with the health care team to ensure safe, effective care and continuity of services. This role also involves on‑call rotation and travel between facilities, with CAP requirements advancing as part of the program.