Renal Nurse Specialist

Posted:
7/21/2024, 8:29:55 PM

Location(s):
Udon Thani, Thailand

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