Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN
Not Disclosed•Full-TimeOn-site
location_on169, West Main Street, Richmond downtown, Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, 40475, United States
The Outpatient RN CAP 1 position serves as an entry-level designation within the Clinical Advancement Program (CAP). As a vital member of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) healthcare team, you will provide and coordinate clinically competent care, encompassing assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation for an assigned group of patients. This role is designed to foster professional growth while ensuring the safe and effective delivery of hemodialysis therapy.
In this capacity, you will participate in decision-making, teaching, and leadership functions that enhance patient care outcomes and facility operations. You will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to identify expected outcomes, update nursing assessments, and ensure patients are informed about transplant and treatment modality options. Additionally, you will serve as a resource for the healthcare team, assisting in the training and orientation of new staff.
This position operates within a healthcare facility characterized by air temperature control and moderate noise levels. The role involves direct patient care, which may include heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation. While equipment aids and coworkers may provide assistance, the work requires frequent and prolonged standing, bending, and the ability to move machines and equipment weighing up to 200 lbs. with assistance. Employees may also be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases and materials.
This role includes the potential for supervising Patient Care Technicians, LPNs, LVNs, and RNs as a Team Leader or designated Nurse in Charge, contingent upon meeting specific experience and training milestones. Successful completion of all Fresenius Kidney Care education and training requirements is necessary to advance within the Clinical Advancement Program.
Fresenius Medical Care maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion, considering qualified applicants regardless of disability or veteran status.
Work model: On-site
169, West Main Street, Richmond downtown, Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, 40475, United States
Richmond, Kentucky
Chronic/acute hemodialysis experience