Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) – Hemodialysis

About the role

The Outpatient Registered Nurse provides direct hemodialysis care within a multidisciplinary team. The RN ensures safe, high‑quality treatment for patients with End‑Stage Renal Disease while supporting education, compliance, and continuous quality improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise Patient Care Technicians, LVNs/LPNs, and Dialysis Assistants in delivering chronic hemodialysis therapy.
• Assess daily patient needs, assign staff, and monitor technique compliance with facility policies.
• Educate patients and families on renal disease, vascular access, diet, fluid, and medication adherence.
• Implement and adjust treatment prescriptions, including sodium and ultrafiltration modeling.
• Document all orders, lab results, and treatment parameters in the Medical Information System.
• Respond to emergencies, perform CPR, and manage bloodborne pathogen protocols.

Required profile

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Experience in outpatient hemodialysis or renal care.
• Ability to supervise and train multidisciplinary staff.

Required skills

• Hemodialysis therapy administration.
• Sodium (Na) modeling and ultrafiltration modeling.
• Online Clearance Monitoring (OLC), Adequacy Monitoring Program (AMP) and Urea Kinetic Modeling (UKM).
• Operation of dialysis equipment and related safety procedures.
• Use of Medical Information System for order entry and documentation.
• CPR and emergency response competency.