Acute Inpatient Registered Nurse - RN - Dialysis
Company: Fresenius Medical Care
Location: Cleveland
Posted on: January 12, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description About this role: As an Acute Dialysis Registered
Nurse (RN) with Fresenius Medical Care, you will support patients
in a hospital setting within a network of local hospitals. You will
use your leadership skills and independence in administering and
assessing each patient’s unique treatment plan in a fast-paced
environment, working autonomously alongside the inpatient staff in
ICU, CCU, and ED units. How you grow or advance: As an Acute
Dialysis RN, you will enter our Clinical Advancement Program (CAP)
which will allow you to develop clinical leadership skills, have an
opportunity to share your expertise with others, and be recognized
for your experience, knowledge, and clinical expertise. All new
hires will begin at the appropriate CAP level based on prior
experience and education. Our culture: We believe our employees are
our most important asset — we value, care about, and support our
people. We are there when you may need us most, from tuition
reimbursement to support your education goals, scholarships to
family members, relief when natural disasters strike, and financial
support when personal hardship hits; we take care of our people.
Our focus on diversity: We have built a nurturing environment that
welcomes every age, race, gender, sexual orientation, background,
and cultural tradition. We have a diverse range of employee
resource groups (ERGs) to encourage employees with similar
interests, goals, social and cultural backgrounds, or experiences
to come together for professional and personal development,
discussion, activities, and peer support. Our diverse workforce and
culture encourage opportunity, equity, and inclusion for all, which
is a tremendous asset that sets us apart. At Fresenius Medical
Care, you will truly make a difference in the lives of people
living with kidney disease. If this sounds like the career and
company you have been looking for, and you want to be a vital part
of the future of healthcare, apply today. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES: As a member of the nephrology health care team,
you will participate in decision-making, teaching, leadership
functions, and quality improvement activities that enhance patient
care outcomes in the inpatient environment. Provides safe effective
patient care and perform all essential functions of Acute RN under
supervision. Documents and enters patient data –before, during and
after dialysis treatment. Monitors and recognizes aspects and
implications of patient status that vary from normal and modify the
treatment plan in collaboration with appropriate healthcare team
members. Communicates with dialysis providers and appropriate
hospital personnel to provide continuity of patient care.
Administers medications as prescribed and in accordance with
contractual agreement. Ensures nephrology physician orders for
assigned patients are received and entered in the medical record.
Be familiar with both Fresenius Medical Care and hospital emergency
policies and initiate or assist with emergency response measures.
Delegates appropriate tasks to direct patient care staff. Monitors
patient care staff for appropriate techniques and adherence to
Fresenius Medical Care policy and procedures. Promotes infection
control, equipment, and environmental safety. Provides initial and
ongoing education to patients and family. Coaches hospital staff on
specialized care related to renal replacement and apheresis
therapies (as needed). Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team
to update the care plan for assigned patients. Completes and
document ongoing participation in Continuous Quality Improvement
(CQI) activities. Serves as a resource for healthcare team and
participates in staff training and orientation of new staff as
assigned. Assists in an outpatient facility on an as needed basis.
All duties and responsibilities are expected to be performed in
accordance with Fresenius Kidney Care and applicable contractual
service policy, procedures, standards of nursing practice, state,
and federal regulations. Complete CAP requirements to either
maintain or advance within the program. 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 in the state in
which he or she is employed. EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS:
Qualities and traits: compassion, caring, support for colleagues,
collaborative, reliable, flexible, independent. Minimum of 9 months
experience as a Registered Nurse (bonus but not required).
Hemodialysis and/or ICU experience (bonus but not required).
Minimum 6 months nephrology experience required before working
independently and/or be on-call. Successfully pass a Ishihara’s
Color Blindness Test. PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS: The
physical demands and work environment characteristics described
here are representative of those an employee encounters while
performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions. Areas of practice are diverse,
including, but not limited to, the fields of hemodialysis,
peritoneal dialysis, continuous renal replacement therapies, and
apheresis. The position provides direct patient care that regularly
involves heavy lifting and moving of patients and assisting with
ambulation. Equipment aids and/or coworkers may provide assistance.
This position requires frequent, prolonged periods of standing and
the employee must be able to bend over. The employee may
occasionally be required to move, with assistance, machines and
equipment of up to 200 lbs., and may lift chemical and water
solutions of up to 30 lbs. as high as 5 feet. The work environment
is characteristic of a health care facility with air temperature
control and moderate noise levels. May be exposed to infectious and
contagious diseases/materials. May be asked to provide essential
functions of this position in other locations with the same
physical demands and working conditions as described above.
Day-to-day work includes desk work, computer work, and interaction
with patients, facility/hospital staff, and physicians. The
position requires travel between assigned facilities and various
locations within the community and travel to regional meetings may
be required. Position requires participation in on-call rotation.
(Nights, weekends, or as defined by individual program needs
Fresenius Medical Care maintains a drug-free workplace in
accordance with applicable federal and state laws. EOE,
disability/veterans
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