Renal Nurse

1. Patient care
- Provide standard nursing care of dialysis patient as plan to patient in pre, post and throughout treatment under supervision of Renal Nurse Specialist.
- Assist Physician during patient round, patient examination or procedure.
- Deliver nursing care to patient as physician’s treatment order under supervision of Renal Nurse Specialist.
- 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.
- Demonstrates competency in operating dialysis machine for double lumen or CVC patient.
- Performs venipuncture AVF, AVG in order to initiate the dialysis under supervision of Renal Nurse Specialist.
- 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.
- Prepares dialysis machine and medical supply for the next day.
- Performs other professional nursing activities as approved by Head Nurse.Demonstrates willingness to evaluate own practice.
- Keeps abreast of current knowledge.
- Avails self of continuing education programs.
- Attends company’s education courses or conference once a year.

2. Quality and safety
- Provide nursing care and service to all patients with patient safety standard.
- Document nursing record completely as professional standard
- Checks and prepares readiness of emergency cart completely.
- Checks and prepares readiness of Treatment cart.
- Checks medical supply and stock
- Provides for patient safety in the clinical environment.
- Record incident and customer feedback and report to head nurse.
- Demonstrates willingness to initiate or participate in unit quality activities for safety culture.
- Innovates and initiates in unit CQI project development.

3. Medication administration
- Prepares medication as treatment plan.
- Provides Medication administration for dialysis patient as medication safety standard.
- Documents medication administration correctly and completely as medication safety standard and policy.
- Review medication and blood value with patients every 1 month.
- Review completeness of standard medication order in Medical Record sheet and encourage involved staff to complete record as standard.

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.
- 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 as requested
- Exchange knowledge and skill sharing with team once a year.
- (Journal or Interesting case presentation)