What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hemodialysis Healthcare Professional position at FRESENIUS?
Purpose and Scope:
The Outpatient RN CAP 1 is an entry-level designation into the Clinical Advancement Program (CAP) that focuses on delivering exceptional patient care and promoting clinical excellence. This position is accountable for providing and coordinating clinically competent care, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation for assigned groups of patients.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform ongoing systematic collection and analysis of patient data pre-, during-, and post-hemodialysis treatment for assigned patients and document in the patient medical record.
- Direct and provide, in collaboration with direct and ancillary patient care staff, all aspects of the daily provision of safe and effective delivery of hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
- Administer medications as prescribed or in accordance with approved algorithms and document appropriate medical justification and effectiveness.
- Identify expected outcomes, document, and update the nursing assessment and plan of care for assigned patients through collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
Work Environment and Supervision:
This position provides direct patient care that regularly involves heavy lifting, moving of patients, and assisting with ambulation. 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.
Education and Licensure:
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- Current appropriate state licensure.
- Current or successful completion of CPR BLS Certification.
Experience and Required Skills:
- Entry level for RNs with less than 1 year of Nephrology Nursing experience in the last two years as a RN.
- Minimum of 9 months experience as a Registered Nurse (preferred).
