Outpatient Registered Nurse - RN
Core
Entry-level registered nurse providing direct patient care, hemodialysis therapy, and education to 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 / Dialysis
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Hemodialysis therapy administration, patient assessment and data collection, medication administration, patient and family education, emergency response, laboratory collection and processing, delegation to ancillary staff
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; initiate emergency response measures; ensure correct laboratory collection and shipping procedures; serve as a resource for the healthcare team and participate in staff training
Seniority
Entry-level, less than 2 years of Nephrology Nursing experience