Head Nurse

JOB TITLE: Head Nurse

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

· Graduate of Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited College of Nursing

· Passed the Nursing Licensure Exam

· Must be a Renal Nurse Association of the Philippines (RENAP) member

· Must be a Certified Nephrology Nurse by RENAP

· Must have two (2) years clinical experience as Renal Nurse

· Must have formal dialysis training

· With updated IV therapy training/license, BLS and ACLS certification

· Skillful in the nursing process Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation and sensitive to surroundings.

· Must possess good communication skills, leadership and decision making skills

FUNCTIONS/DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

a. SUPERVISION OF PATIENT CARE

· Performs the functions, duties, and responsibilities of a Hemodialysis Staff Nurse.

· Ensures the faithful implementation of the center's policies, protocols, and procedures in providing quality patient care.

· Performs administrative work planning, coordinating, and directing nursing staffs and hemodialysis technician in the center.

· Ensures proper initiation and termination of hemodialysis patients.

· Makes nursing rounds during start of every shift; checking patients' access, HD parameters, and extracorporeal blood circuit; designates staffs their patient's assignment.

· Identifies nursing problems and assist in their solution.

· Uses hemodialysis treatment sheet as authoritative source to communicate significant information to all nursing staff

· Ensures accurate recording and reporting of patient's symptoms, reactions, observed progress and nursing action done by the nursing personnel to patient's chart.

· Reviews patients' laboratory schedules and remind them their next due, as well as vaccinations if needed.

· Provides accountability and utilizes established standards and criteria for evaluating nursing care in the center.

· Act as role model by giving nursing care to patients using nursing skills and nursing process.

· Collaborates with the Medical Director and In-house physicians regarding care management of patients.

· Assists with the evaluation related for the improvement of the center's health care.

b. MEDICAL RECORDS OFFICER

· Collaborates with the Nurse Manager formation of forms, records, and documents necessary for DOH, Philhealth requirements and the center's operation.

· Establish an initial and maintains updated record of "Patients Master List".

· Ensures complete initial contents of patients' medical records at patient's chart (Refer to Medical Records Policy).

· Reviews completion of monitoring records and patient's chart weekly every Wednesday and notify related staff for any discrepancies.

· Facilitates de-bulking of patient's chart quarterly (every first Wednesday of January, April, July, and October); Ensures proper labelling, storage, and retention of records as per DOH guidelines (10 years).

· Conducts disposal of records as approved by Nurse Manager based on DOH guidelines and center's policy (Refer to Medical Records Policy).

· Maintains patient privacy by keeping patient records information confidential.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Php28, Php30,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Company Christmas gift
• Company events
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• On-site parking
• Opportunities for promotion
• Paid training
• Promotion to permanent employee

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Dasmariñas: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Hemodialysis Nurse: 2 years (Required)

Language:

• English (Preferred)

Work Location: In person