Responsibilities
- Provide
hemodialysis treatments to patients, closely monitoring their vital signs,
and administering medications as prescribed.
- Collaborate
with a team of healthcare professionals to ensure the highest quality of
care and patient safety
- Conducts pre
and post dialysis patient assessment and patient discharge
- Review doctor’s
prescription for dialysis patients, collects pretreatment dialysis data,
and reviews patient records prior to dialysis.
- Documenting and
recording patient treatment data.
- Preparation of
daily and monthly dialysis reports
- Provides
patient and family education applicable to the patients medical condition
- Ensure proper
records recording and safe keeping of patient’s records
- Ensure patients
safety following the 6 International Patient Safety Goals (IPSGs)
- Submit all new
drug orders to pharmacy promptly and proper management of renal stock
inventory.
- Preparation of
the dialysis delivery system, dialysate bath, and dialyzer and confirms
that all mandatory alarm tests on the dialysis equipment are performed.
- Ensure
financial objectives are met by managing costs within budget, timely and
accurate billing of medication and services in the HMIS.
- Ensure
compliance with all systems, policies and procedures as outlined in the
Hospital Manuals, nursing and renal unit standard operating procedures and
policies pertaining to provision of medical services, admission &
discharge procedures, nurses’ reports, ward equipment and supplies,
emergency protocols etc.
- Document and
report all incidents/events and report within 24 hours using the provided
tools.
- Prevent, detect
and report any fraud or criminal activity.
- Keep D.D.A.
drugs safe and maintain the DDA drug register properly per unit
requirements
- Offering
quality care to patients and ensuring patient satisfaction.
- Liaise with the
Nurse in charge to fully implement internal audit recommendations and
attain satisfactory ratings in subsequent audits.
- Adhere to
Government and respective professional standards of care and treatment of
patients as guided by the Nursing Council of Kenya.
- Oversee the
Renal Department in the facility.
- Coordinate the
day to day running of the Renal Department to ensure smooth flow of
activities.
- Any other
duties as may be assigned by your immediate supervisor.
Qualifications
- A Higher
Diploma in Nephrology nursing
- A valid Nursing
Council License
- Valid ACLS/BLS
training
- Minimum 2 years
of relevant working experience as a Nurse In charge in the Renal
department.
- Commitment to
providing high quality care and excellence.
- Excellent oral
and written communication skills
- Critical
thinking, analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent
interpersonal skills
- Great team
player who can coordinate other team members to offer the best outcomes to
the patient
- Ethical,
Empathetic and patient centered.
- Ability to work
under minimum supervision.
How to
Apply
Interested
candidates may apply by sending their application to: recruit@sttheresahosp-kiirua.com quoting
the job title (RENAL NURSE IN-CHARGE) on the email subject.
Deadline of application is Wednesday 9th July 2025.
