Renal Nurse Specialist

Posted:
9/29/2025, 2:52:03 PM

Location(s):
Pennsylvania, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

1. Patient care
•    As leader team to provide standard nursing care of dialysis patient as plan to patient in pre, post and throughout treatment under supervision of Head Nurse
•    Responsible for dialysis patient tertiary level and critical care level.
•    Assesses patient’s condition and symptom in pre, through out and post treatment effectively and safety.
•    Assist Physician during patient round, patient examination or procedure. 
•    Deliver nursing care, plan treatment for patient with attending physician.
•    Document patient condition, treatment and progression completely.
•    Review, evaluate and report Laboratory result. 
•    Demonstrates competency in RO system, setting-up, operating the dialysis machine.
•    Assesses patient’s condition, body weight and document in hemodialysis sheet with appropriate treatment plan.
•    Be a mentor and performs venipuncture AVF, AVG in order to initiate the dialysis 
•    Assessed patient’s condition and body weight post treatment to assure patient safety before discharge.
•    Educates and evaluates patient and family knowledge of kidney disease, treatment modalities and treatment plan.
•    Takes care of patient transferring with safety
•    Applies knowledge of altered health status and uses available resources for patient and family’s need
•    Be a mentor for new nurse in dialysis unit. 
•    Review medication and blood value with patients every 1 month. 
•    Performs other professional nursing activities as approved by Head Nurse.
2. Quality and safety
•    Report daily incident and customer feedback to in charge nurse when incident current.
•    Record incident or customer feedback into system within 24 hours.
•    Monitor unit indicators, record and develop result with team.
•    Monitor and check daily checklist of dialysis machine, RO system to ensure safety process
•    Check and monitor electrolyte value of dialysate when changing lot number.
•    Check and monitor bacteria and endotoxin level of dialysate monthly.
•    Document nursing record completely as professional standard
•    Assures all medical equipment has PM and calibration as schedule 
•     Provides service for patient safety in the clinical environment.
•     Demonstrates willingness to initiate or participate in unit quality activities for safety culture.
•    Innovates and initiates in unit CQI project development.
3. Operation Management
•    As resources for team consultation in clinical and critical patient.
•    Assigns role and responsibility to team member appropriately.
•    Assist nurse in charge for operation management and report incident
•    Assist for roster management and daily assignment. 
•    Review completeness of standard medication order in Medical Record sheet and encourage involved staff to complete record as standard.
•    Monitor completeness of nursing document following standard
•    Prioritizes task and time management 
•    Effective environment preparation
•     Prepares and check reediness of medical supply, stock, medication and medical equipment
•     Participates in committee activities, surveys and research pertinent to nursing practice.
4. Communication and service
•    Communicates effectively with patient and family and ensures that the patient’s problem and feedback receive the rapid response. 
•    Communicates effectively with multidisciplinary team.
•    Provide service to patient and family with quality of care.
•    Demonstrates willingness to take a good care and provide instruction to patient with excellent service behavior.
•    Provide excellent service and coordination with multidisciplinary team.
•    Take a response to customer feedback and initially CFB management to continue smoothly service for patient and family
•    Be a role model in service behaviour
•    Complies with accepted dress code.
•    Maintains a professional image among colleagues and to the public.
5. Education and learning
•    Demonstrates willingness to evaluate own nursing practice.
•    Keeps abreast of current nursing literature
•    Avails self of continuing education programs.
•     Attends Thai Nephrology Nurses Society meeting or conference annually.
•    Attends company’s education courses or conference twice a year.
•    As a leader for knowledge and skill sharing with team 
•    (Journal or Interesting case presentation)
•    Be a mentor for new renal nurse to practice in unit

Fresenius Medical Care North America

Website: https://fmcna.com/

Headquarter Location: Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1996

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Equity

Industries: Biotechnology ⋅ Health Care ⋅ Medical ⋅ Pharmaceutical