CLINICAL CARE
1. Responsible for accurate implementation of treatment prescription including Sodium (Na) modeling prescription, and Ultrafiltration modeling (where appropriate) to ensure stable treatment therapy;
2. Assesses patient’s responses to their treatment therapy, and makes appropriate adjustments and modifications to the treatment plan as indicated by the prescribing physician;
3. Identifies and communicates patient-related issues and concerns to the Unit Head or Team Leader;
4. Initiates initial and annual nursing assessments and maintains an ongoing evaluation and documentation of patient care needs;
5. Actively participates in the pre-evaluation, initiation, termination, access homeostasis, and post evaluation of patients receiving dialysis treatment therapy;
6. Takes appropriate intervention for changes in patient adequacy status and troubleshooting access flow issues as identified;
7. Implements, administers, monitors, and documents patient’s response to prescribed interdialytic transfusions, including timely notification of adverse reactions to the physician and/or appropriate blood suppliers;
8. Collaborates with stakeholders on Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) presentations;
9. Reviews printed request of lab orders to ensure accuracy of lab requisitions transacted in the SAP system;
10. Ensures correct labs tubes are utilized for prescribed lab specimens and that lab draw and that lab draw and processing procedures are performed appropriately for all lab samples;
11. Identifies and ensures appropriate follow-through of missed labs and insufficient specimens according to company policies and procedures;
12. Ensures all specimens are appropriately packaged according to policies and procedures relating to shipment of blood or body fluid specimens and potentially hazardous material;
13. Ensures timely delivery of lab results to concerned personnel and reports abnormal lab results to Unit Head or Team Leader