RN Team Leader

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Description Inspire and inform each patient. Allow others to achieve their
most important objectives while you achieve yours. Improve their prospects—and
the vitality of your career. Connect with your goals and change lives with
Fresenius Medical Care North America. Create strong, vital connections with
your knowledge and kind reassurance. Enhance lives and your potential for
success with the global leader in dialysis healthcare: Fresenius Medical Care
North America. By forming powerful bonds among patients, their families, and
our team members, we have built an atmosphere of clinical excellence and
trust. Offering vast resources, we advance careers and the healthcare of
countless individuals. Why Join the Fresenius Team? Passion. Dedication.
Knowledge. Motivation. Experience. These are the impressive qualities you'll
find in the Fresenius Leadership Team. Our strength in the North American
market and extensive global network provide our employees with the best of
both worlds—the friendliness of a local organization and the stability of a
worldwide organization—for diverse experiences and challenging career
opportunities. When you join the Fresenius Medical Care team, you'll be
welcomed into a company that is built on the philosophy that our employees are

Our Most Important Asset. Our Career Advantages Include The Following

Fresenius Medical Care is the nation's largest provider of renal care, meeting
the needs of more than 135,000 patients at 1,800 clinics throughout the
country. Our well-established, trusted organization fosters a spirit of
camaraderie, emphasizing friendly collaboration, professional support, and
career development. Superior training, UltraCare ® quality control, and
certification procedures ensure your potential to succeed and advance as a
professional. Competitive compensation and exceptional benefits. Outstanding
tuition reimbursement program. Recognized among Fortune's World's Most
Admired Companies” in 2011. National Safety Award from CNA insurance companies
for 11 consecutive years. Opportunities to give back by participating in
philanthropy and community outreach programs. Team Leader Registered Nurse
Make the most of this exciting opportunity to work with a leader in the field
of healthcare. The professional we select will direct Patient Care
Technicians, LVNs/LPNs, and Dialysis Assistants in the provision of safe,
effective chronic dialysis therapy in compliance with facility and
governmental standards. This friendly, knowledgeable communicator will
interact with patients and families as well, providing educational information
about end-stage renal disease (ESRD), vascular access, and dialysis therapy.
PURPOSE AND SCOPE: Functions as part of the hemodialysis health care team as a
Team Leader Registered Nurse to ensure provision of quality patient care on a
daily basis in accordance with FMS policies, procedures, and training.
Supports FMCNA's mission, vision, values, and customer service philosophy.
Support FMCNA's commitment to the Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) and CQI
Activities, including those related to patient satisfaction. Actively
participate in process improvement activities that enhance the likelihood that
patients will achieve the FMCNA Quality Enhancement Goals (QEP). Adhere to all
requirements of the FMCNA Compliance Program, and FMS patient care and
administrative policies. DUTIES / ACTIVITIES : CUSTOMER SERVICE: Responsible
for driving the FMS culture though values and customer service standards.
Accountable for outstanding customer service to all external and internal
customers. Develops and maintains effective relationships through effective
and timely communication. Takes initiative and action to respond, resolve and
follow up regarding customer service issues with all customers in a timely
manner. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES STAFF RELATED: Directs Patient
Care Technician's provision of safe and effective delivery of chronic
hemodialysis therapy to patients in compliance with standards outlined in the
facility policy procedure manuals, as well as regulations set forth by the
corporation, state, and federal agencies. Delegates tasks to all direct
patient care staff including but not limited to LVN/LPNs, Patient Care
Technicians, and Dialysis Assistants. Ensures adequate staffing through daily
management of staff scheduling when appropriate. Assesses daily patient care
needs and develops appropriate patient care assignments. Routinely monitors
patient care staff for appropriate techniques and adherence to facility policy
and procedures. Assists Clinical Manager with staff performance evaluations.
Participates in staff training and orientation of new staff as assigned.
Participates in all required staff meetings as scheduled. Functions as Team
Leader. PATIENT RELATED: Education: Ensures educational needs of patients and
family are met regarding End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Provides ongoing
education to patients regarding their renal disease, vascular access and
dialysis therapy, and other related health conditions. Discusses with patient,
and records education related to diet/fluid and medication compliance.
Provides patient specific detailed education regarding adequacy measures where
applicable - Online Clearance Monitoring (OLC), Adequacy Monitoring Program
(AMP), Urea Kinetic Modeling (UKM). Ensures transplant awareness, modality
awareness, and drive catheter reduction. Educates patients regarding
laboratory values and the relationship to adequate dialysis therapy,
compliance with treatment schedule, medications, and fluid. Dialysis
Treatment: Provides safe and effective delivery of care to patients with ESRD.
Accurately implements treatment prescriptions including Sodium (Na) modeling
prescription, and Ultrafiltration modeling (where appropriate) to ensure
stable treatment therapy as indicated. Assesses patients' responses to
hemodialysis treatment therapy, making appropriate adjustments and
modifications to the treatment plan as indicated by the prescribing physician.
Communicates problems or concerns to the Clinical Manager or physician.
Identifies and communicates patient related issues to the Clinical Manager or
physician. Initiates Initial and Annual Nursing Assessment, and ongoing
evaluation and documentation of patient care needs according to FMC Policies
and Procedures. Actively participates in the pre evaluation, initiation,
monitoring, termination, access homeostasis, and post evaluation of patients
receiving hemodialysis treatment therapy according to established FMC
procedures. Takes appropriate intervention for changes in patient adequacy
status and troubleshooting access flow issues as identified by OLC/AMP yellow
lights. Provides, supervises (if applicable), and monitors hemodialysis access
care according to established procedures. Implements, administers, monitors,
and documents patient's response to prescribed interdialytic transfusions,
including appropriate notification of adverse reactions to physician and
appropriate blood supplier. Ensures accurate and complete documentation by
Patient Care Technician on the Hemodialysis Treatment Sheet. Laboratory-
related: Reviews, transcribes, and enters physician lab orders accurately into
the Medical Information System. Ensures appropriate preparation of lab
requisitions for Spectra or alternate lab. Ensures correct labs tubes are
utilized for prescribed lab specimens and that lab draw and processing
procedures are performed appropriately for all lab samples. Identifies and
ensures appropriate follow-through regarding missed labs and specimens
reported to be insufficient according to company policies and procedures.
Ensures all specimens are appropriately packaged according to Department of
Transportation (DOT) policies and procedures relating to shipment of blood or
body fluid specimens and potentially hazardous material. Ensures that all labs
are directed and delivered to appropriate labs. Reports alert/panic and
abnormal labs results to appropriate physician. Ensures lab results are
forwarded to physicians as requested. General Duties: Enforces all company
approved polices and pro


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