Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN
Core
Entry-level registered nurse providing direct patient care, hemodialysis therapy, and education for patients with End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) in an outpatient setting.
Role type
Entry-level outpatient registered nurse (nephrology)
Builds
Safe and effective delivery of hemodialysis therapy for assigned patients
Domain
Healthcare / Nephrology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Hemodialysis therapy administration, patient assessment, medication administration, emergency response, patient/family education, laboratory collection and processing, care plan documentation
Preferred skills
Chronic/acute hemodialysis experience
Technologies
Medical equipment for hemodialysis, electronic medical records
Responsibilities
Perform ongoing collection and analysis of patient data pre-, during-, and post-hemodialysis treatment; assess and document patient/family learning needs; direct daily provision of hemodialysis therapy; administer medications as prescribed; initiate emergency response measures; ensure correct laboratory collection and shipping procedures; identify expected outcomes and update nursing assessment and plan of care.
Seniority
Entry-level IC