Acute Dialysis Services Charge Registered Nurse

11 hours ago

Florissant, Missouri, United States FRESENIUS MEDICAL CENTER Full time
About this role:

As a member of our nephrology healthcare team, you will play a vital role in providing exceptional patient care in a hospital setting. With Fresenius Medical Care, you will have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, utilizing your leadership skills and independence to administer and assess each patient's unique treatment plan.

You will work closely with the inpatient staff in ICU, CCU, and ED units, using your expertise to develop clinical leadership skills and share your knowledge with others. Our Clinical Advancement Program (CAP) will allow you to advance your career and be recognized for your experience, knowledge, and clinical expertise.

How you grow or advance:

As an Acute Dialysis RN, you will have the opportunity to participate in our CAP, which will enable you to develop clinical leadership skills, share your expertise with others, and be recognized for your experience, knowledge, and clinical expertise. All new hires will begin at the appropriate CAP level based on prior experience and education.

Our culture:

We believe our employees are our most important asset, and we value, care about, and support our people. We offer a range of benefits, including tuition reimbursement, scholarships, and financial support when personal hardship hits. Our diverse workforce and culture encourage opportunity, equity, and inclusion for all.

Our focus on diversity:

We have built a nurturing environment that welcomes every age, race, gender, sexual orientation, background, and cultural tradition. Our diverse range of employee resource groups (ERGs) encourages employees with similar interests, goals, social and cultural backgrounds, or experiences to come together for professional and personal development, discussion, activities, and peer support.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Participate in decision-making, teaching, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities that enhance patient care outcomes in the inpatient environment.
  • Provide safe and effective patient care and perform all essential functions of Acute RN under supervision.
  • Document and enter patient data before, during, and after dialysis treatment.
  • Monitor and recognize aspects and implications of patient status that vary from normal and modify the treatment plan in collaboration with appropriate healthcare team members.
  • Communicate with dialysis providers and appropriate hospital personnel to provide continuity of patient care.
  • Administer medications as prescribed and in accordance with contractual agreement.
  • Ensure nephrology physician orders for assigned patients are received and entered in the medical record.
  • Be familiar with both Fresenius Medical Care and hospital emergency policies and initiate or assist with emergency response measures.
  • Delegate appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff.
  • Monitor patient care staff for appropriate techniques and adherence to Fresenius Medical Care policy and procedures.
  • Promote infection control, equipment, and environmental safety.
  • Provide initial and ongoing education to patients and family.
  • Coach hospital staff on specialized care related to renal replacement and apheresis therapies (as needed).
  • Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to update the care plan for assigned patients.
  • Complete and document ongoing participation in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities.
  • Serve as a resource for healthcare team and participate in staff training and orientation of new staff as assigned.
  • Assist in an outpatient facility on an as needed basis.
Education and Licensure:

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 the state in which he or she is employed.

Experience and Required Skills:

Minimum of 9 months experience as a Registered Nurse (bonus but not required).

Hemodialysis and/or ICU experience (bonus but not required).

Minimum 6 months nephrology experience required before working independently and/or be on-call.

Successfully pass a Ishihara's Color Blindness Test.

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 and 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, and interaction with patients, facility/hospital staff, and physicians.

The position requires travel between assigned facilities and various locations within the community and travel to regional meetings may be required.

Position requires participation in on-call rotation. (Nights, weekends, or as defined by individual program needs)

EO/AA Employer:

Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Fresenius Medical Care North America maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

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