Nephrology Nurse at Anadach Consulting

The Role

• The dialysis nurse will be responsible for overseeing dialysis treatments required by patients suffering from acute or chronic kidney failure.
• The duties include and are not limited to checking and recording patients' vitals, ensuring that dialysis machines are set up correctly, collecting pre-treatment dialysis data, reviewing patient records prior to dialysis, conducting pre-dialysis patient assessment and tests, and delivering the patient treatment under the supervision of the Head Nurse.

Duties and responsibilities

• Ensuring that haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatments are administered to patients correctly.
• Monitoring patients during dialysis treatment to identify any adverse reactions.
• Preparing and updating nursing care plans.
• Promptly notify the appropriate medical practitioner of any problems that occur during dialysis treatments.
• Work with the Dialysis Technicians to ensure that dialysis machines and equipment are set up correctly.
• Teach patients and their family members how to operate home dialysis machines should they decide on home dialysis therapy.
• Educate patients on dialysis treatment options, kidney disease management, as well as suitable nutrition and exercise regimens.
• Ensure uniformity and promptness in the delivery of professional and efficient nursing services to patients.
• As the first point of contact, receive, prioritize and direct patients appropriately.
• Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions while under observation.
• Identify accurately potential health risks confronting the patient for Doctors’ information.
• Observe admitted patients regularly, checking vital signs and administering medications to patients in line with Doctor’s prescription.
• Conduct and input information on patients ’vital signs and procedures into the electronic medical record system, register and relevant forms.
• Co-operatively work with colleagues to maintain a professional learning culture.
• Carry out such other related duties as assigned to the nursing team.

Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree or training in Nursing
• Certificate in Nephrology Nursing is essential
• Additional training or any other relevant additional degree would be an advantage
• Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience covering different aspects of nursing, especially dialysis care
• Current License to practice nursing.

Key competencies and attributes:

• Conversant with technology
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Diligent and hardworking
• Detail oriented and ability to multitask
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good team player with proven organizational and administrative skills
• An uncompromising focus on excellent service delivery
• Should be pleasant, patient and honest.