Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN

About the role

The professional Registered Nurse Outpatient RN CAP 1 is an entry‑level designation in the Clinical Advancement Program (CAP). The RN is accountable for providing and coordinating clinically competent care—including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation—for an assigned group of patients. The role may involve delegating tasks to direct patient‑care staff such as RNs, LVN/LPNs, and Patient Care Technicians. As a member of the End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) health‑care team, the RN participates in decision‑making, teaching, leadership functions, and quality‑improvement activities that enhance patient outcomes and facility operations.

Responsibilities

• Perform essential functions under the direction of the Supervisor and with guidance from the Clinical Educator, Preceptor, or in collaboration with other Registered Nurses.
• Collect and analyze patient data systematically before, during, and after hemodialysis; document findings, adjust treatment plans as indicated, and notify the Team Leader, Charge Nurse, Supervisor, or Physician as needed.
• Assess, collaborate with, and document patients’ and families’ learning needs; provide initial and ongoing education.
• Direct and provide, in collaboration with direct and ancillary staff, all aspects of the daily safe and effective delivery of hemodialysis therapy to assigned patients.
• Administer medications as prescribed or according to approved algorithms, documenting medical justification and effectiveness.
• Initiate or assist with emergency response measures.
• Serve as a resource for the health‑care team; participate in staff training and orientation of new staff as assigned.
• Ensure correct laboratory collection, processing, and shipping procedures; reschedule missed or insufficient collections.
• Identify expected outcomes, document, and update the nursing assessment and plan of care through collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Ensure patient awareness of transplant and treatment‑modality options.
• Complete CAP requirements to advance within the program.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

The position involves direct patient care that regularly includes heavy lifting, moving patients, and assisting with ambulation. Employees may use equipment aids or receive assistance from coworkers. Frequent, prolonged standing and bending are required. Occasionally, the employee may need to move machines or equipment up to 200 lb (with assistance) and lift chemical or water solutions up to 30 lb as high as 5 ft. The work environment is a health‑care facility with temperature control and moderate noise levels; exposure to infectious or contagious materials is possible. Duties also include desk work, computer use, interaction with patients, staff, and physicians, and occasional travel to training sites or other facilities.

Supervision

After meeting the following criteria, the RN may assume oversight of Patient Care Technicians, LPNs/LVNs, and RNs as a Team Leader or Nurse in Charge:

• Successful completion of all Fresenius Kidney Care education and training requirements for new employees.
• Minimum of 9 months experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Minimum of 3 months experience in chronic/acute hemodialysis as a Registered Nurse.

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 of the state in which employed.

Experience and Required Skills

• Entry‑level RN with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience.
• Chronic/acute hemodialysis experience (preferred).
• Adherence to Fresenius Medical Care’s drug‑free workplace policy.

Schedule

Every other Saturday required. No on‑call. Sundays off. 10‑12 hour shifts. Hours of operation: MWF 4 a.m.–8 p.m., TTHS 4 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Location

400 W Estabrook Blvd, Glendale, WI 53212