Renal Nurse at Avenue Healthcare

Job Objective/Purpose

Provide professional and compassionate nursing services and high-quality care to patients, by ensuring their review and treatment as per the Hospital protocols, and nursing standards and practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with multi-disciplinary Clinical team to navigate patients through the treatment journey, ensuring that haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatments are administered correctly and as per plan. 
• Ensure all nursing protocols have been administered as per the set-out policies and guidelines, recording and reporting all sentinel incidents/events within 24 hours using the provided tools. 
• Constantly Monitor, assess and chart patient’s condition and response to treatment and medication, including the patients’ physical and psycho-social status, and adjust treatment accordingly. 
• Ensure proper and effective drug administration and management as per policy and procedures. 
• Conducts pre-dialysis patient assessment including obtaining patient vitals, assessing their vascular access, and laboratory findings, while ensuring all consultants have explained procedures and obtained consent. 
• Effectively manage patient data and records. 
• Ensure patients safety following the 6 International Patient Safety Goals (IPSGs). 
• Supervise Patient Attendants as per their job description. 
• Maintain and enforce infection control standards per policy, and observe the infection control bundles (SSI, VAP, CAUTI and CLABSI) where applicable. 
• Organize emergency trolley for easy use during resuscitation, ensure drugs and supplies are well stocked, damaged equipment reported promptly, and a checklist kept and updated as needed. 
• Ensure the unit is financially viable and demonstrates growth by managing costs and ensuring proper pre - authorization and documentation is done. 
• Ensure that Avenue Healthcare corporate governance policies are adhered to, including preventing, detecting, and reporting any fraud or criminal activities, and Implementing audit recommendations. 
• Ensure adequate knowledge of and compliance to all Avenue Healthcare policies, procedures, and systems, especially policies pertaining to the provision of medical services i.e. Admission & discharge, nurses’ reports, equipment and supplies, etc. 
• Adhere to Government and respective professional standards of care and treatment of patients as guided by the Nursing Council of Kenya. 
• Any other duty as assigned by the supervisor. 

Personal Specifications

• BSc Nursing, or a Diploma in Nursing (KRCHN) and Higher Diploma in Nephrology Nursing 
• A valid Nursing License from NCK 
• Valid certification in BLS, ACLS. 
• 2+ years’ experience working in a similar environment. 
• Customer focus and results oriented 
• Strong interpersonal skills, team playing abilities, and communication skills. 
• Highly responsive, ethical and responsible