About this role
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 has context menu