Renal Nurse Specialist
Fresenius Medical Center
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
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