Job Description
- Ensure implementation of SOP’s in dialysis unit & Nephrology, monitor quality assurance & Infection control standards.
- Manage hemodialysis machine to provide dialysis treatment adequate for patients with kidney failure.
- Explain dialysis procedure and operation of hemodialysis machine to patient before treatment.
- Management and monitoring of patient for adverse reactions during dialysis.
- Advising nutrition/dietary schedule to the patient on dialysis.
- Ensure the quality of water purification system (R.O plant) used for Hemodialysis.
- Prepare and to ensure implementation of SOP’s for Renal Dialysis.
- Completes a nephrology assessment including types of medication, presenting symptoms and medical condition.
- Management of equipment’s, instruments operations to ensure regular maintenance and to keep in excellent working order.
- Management of patients’ Hematologic abnormalities and adjusting the dosing of ethropoiten according to patient’s hemoglobin status under the supervision of nephrologist.
- Monitor the patients monthly labs and follow up and adjusting the medicine accordingly under the supervision of nephrologist.
- Ensure safe custody of all the accessories of the dialysis unit which He/She is In charge.
- Accurately collects documents and reports data (vital signs, weight). Observe the patient and appropriately reports changes in patient’s condition to Staff Nurse/MO.
- Treat the patients politely, answer to their questions patiently and guide them properly.
- Ensure that equipment’s is regularly checked for accuracy and any faults are reported.
- Participates in the development of patient care plans.
- Monitor and check the dialysis adequacy and any abnormality of access site (AVF, AVG).
- Ensure that the equipment is not misused / mishandled.
- Ensure that the dialysis machines and the room where it is installed are regularly cleaned as ICU’s are cleaned.
- Ensure regular maintenance of water treatment plant.
- Checks patients’ documents regarding viral status, HIV status prior to dialysis and dialyzes any patient suffering from Hep –B, HIV on the separate machine kept for such patients.
- Monitor the prescribed dialysis dose, dry, weight, anticoagulation orders, ultra filtration according to patient’s physical appearance, symptoms, and labs manifestation.
- Performs any other professional duty assigned by the Nephrologist.