National Float Pool Home Therapy Registered Nurse - RN
Company: Fresenius Medical Care
Location: Costa Mesa
Posted on: April 16, 2024
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Job Description:
POSITION FEATURES:This position is part of the Fresenius
National Float Pool.Frequent overnight travel is required.The
primary responsibility of this role is patient education. Patient
training is primarily done in the clinic setting.PURPOSE AND
SCOPE:The professional registered nurse Home Therapies RN CAP 2 may
be an entry level designation into the Clinical Advancement Program
(CAP) for new employees who meet the RN CAP 2 criteria or attained
through advancement from RN CAP 1. This position is accountable and
responsible for the provision and coordination of clinically
competent care including assessment, planning, intervention and
evaluation for an assigned group of patients. This may include
delegation of appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff
including but not limited to RNs, LVN/LPNs and Patient Care
Technicians. As a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD)
health care team, this position participates in decision-making,
teaching, leadership functions, and quality improvement activities
that enhance patient care outcomes and facility
operations.PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:All duties and
responsibilities are expected to be performed in accordance with
Fresenius Kidney Care policy, procedures, standards of nursing
practice, state and federal regulations.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 dialysis data for assigned patients and documents in
the patient medical record, makes adjustments or modifications to
treatment plan as indicated and notifies Supervisor or physician as
needed.Assesses, collaborates and documents patient/family's basic
learning needs to provide initial and ongoing education to patients
and family.Directs and provides, in collaboration with the patient,
home care partner, direct and ancillary patient care staff, all
aspects of the provision of safe and effective delivery of dialysis
therapies to assigned patients.Administers medications as
prescribed or in accordance with approved algorithm(s), and
documents appropriate medical justification and
effectiveness.Initiates or assists with emergency response
measures.Serves as a resource, leader, coach, mentor and role model
for new and incumbent employees by setting examples of appropriate
behavior, work habits and attitudes towards patients, co-workers,
supervisors and the company at the facility and area level.
-Ensures correct laboratory collection, processing and shipping
procedures are performed and reschedules missed or insufficient
laboratory collections.Identifies expected outcomes, documents and
updates the nursing assessment and plan of care for assigned
patients through collaboration with the Interdisciplinary
Team.Ensures patient awareness related to transplant and treatment
modality options.Assists in the identification, evaluation,
selection and education of Home Dialysis candidates and Home
Partners.Performs assessment and identifies barriers of the Home
Dialysis candidate's home environment and partner/ family readiness
and ability to perform dialysis treatments in the home. -Trains
home dialysis patients and / or Home Partners on the safe,
effective operation and maintenance of all Home Dialysis equipment
and treatment supplies through a formal standardized Home Dialysis
Training Program.Participates in education and quality improvement
projects at the facility and area level as directed by
Supervisor.May serve as a Preceptor to new employees.Required to
complete CAP requirements to either maintain or advance.Performs
all other duties as assigned by Supervisor.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, 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.Rotates coverage with other
licensed home therapy staff as assigned to ensure reliable and
adequate coverage. -Position requires participation in on-call
rotation, night, weekend, holiday or as defined by individual
program needs.The position may require travel to training sites,
other facilities and patient homes.May be asked to provide
essential functions of this position in other locations including
patient's home with the same physical demands and working
conditions as described above.Day to day work includes desk work,
computer work, interaction with patients, facility/hospital staff
and physicians.Employees are required to take the Ishihara's Color
Blindness test as a condition of employment. Note that: Failing
theIshihara Test for Color Blindness does not preclude employment.
The Company will consider whether reasonable accommodation can be
made.SUPERVISION:Assigned oversight of RNs, LPNs/LVNs, Patient Care
Technicians and Home Therapies Care Team Assistants as a Team
Leader or designated Nurse in Charge, after meeting all the
following:Successful completion of all FKC education and training
requirements for new employees.Must have a minimum of 3 months
experience home dialysis therapies as a RN.EDUCATION and
LICENSURE:Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.Current
appropriate state licensure.Current or successful completion of CPR
BLS CertificationMust meet the practice requirements in the state
in which he or she is employed.EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS:Entry
level for RNs with a minimum of 2 years or more of Nephrology
Nursing experience within the last 2 years as a
RN.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:I acknowledge that I have read and accepted this
job description. I understand what is expected of me in this
position, and I am able to perform the essential functions as
outlined with or without reasonable accommodation. Furthermore, I
understand that the duties and responsibilities listed in this job
description are intended only as illustrations of the various types
of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements
of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is
similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. - If I
have any questions about duties and responsibilities not specified
in this job description that I am asked to perform, I should
discuss them with my immediate Supervisor or my Human Resources
representative.ADDENDUM:Clinical Advancement Program (CAP)
QualityCompetency demonstrated through fostering a Culture of
Patient Safety and quality as evidenced by Improved Patient Health
OutcomesPromotes, facilitates, and collaborates with all members of
the interdisciplinary team (IDT) and patient care team on the
application of quality improvement principles, activities in the
delivery of care, identification of risk areas and opportunities
for improvement, and root cause analysis (RCA)Promotes, advances,
and assists with implementation of FKC clinical, educational, and
quality initiatives.Mentors and trains team members to monitor the
effectiveness of their daily processes.Ensures documentation in
eQUIP and utilization of data, benchmarking, and graphical
representations in performance improvement activities.Analyzes,
manages, and reports data as needed to identify improvement
opportunities and measure the progress of improvement projects.Use
quality improvement tools to ensure adherence to QAI
activities.Facilitates program and annual regulatory review
auditsCollaborates with Regulatory to identify and recommend
systems and practices that would improve outcomesClinical
Advancement Program (CAP) PreceptorMaintains direct supervision of
the new nurse until graduated from new employee
trainingCollaborates with team members to identify learning
opportunitiesCommunicates and collaborates with supervisor and
Education Department regarding progress of new nurseContinues to
mentor and support new nurses once released to work
independentlyMentors new RN PreceptorsClinical Advancement Program
(CAP) Multi-modality Cross TrainedCross trained to deliver patient
care across multiple modalitiesResponsible for maintaining skill
set in each cross-trained modality for the delivery of safe and
effective patient careCommunicates and collaborates with
operational and clinical leaders to support maintenance of
skillsEnsures the provision of safe and comprehensive care of
patients within the chosen modalities in accordance with all
company policies and proceduresEmbraces a commitment to patient
satisfaction and actively seeks opportunities to improve the
overall patient experience in alignment with established quality
and regulatory standardsEO/AA Employer:
Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender
IdentityFresenius Medical Care North America maintains a drug-free
workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state
laws."
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