About the role
Join the Hemodialysis Unit as a Staff Nurse and provide safe, compassionate, and high-quality nursing care throughout the dialysis treatment process. You will assess patients, operate and monitor dialysis treatments, manage vascular access, respond to complications, and work closely with nephrologists and the multidisciplinary healthcare team to support positive patient outcomes.
Key responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive pre-, intra-, and post-hemodialysis patient assessments.
- Verify dialysis prescriptions and prepare dialysis machines, dialyzers, bloodlines, and supplies.
- Perform AV fistula and graft cannulation and manage dialysis catheters according to protocol.
- Initiate, monitor, and terminate hemodialysis treatments safely and effectively.
- Monitor vital signs, vascular access, machine parameters, ultrafiltration, and patient responses.
- Recognize and manage dialysis-related complications and emergencies.
- Administer medications and treatments as prescribed.
- Maintain accurate dialysis treatment records and nursing documentation.
- Provide patients and families with education on dialysis, diet, fluid restriction, medications, and access care.
- Implement infection-control and safety measures at all times.
- Coordinate patient care with nephrologists and the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
- Maintain the cleanliness, safety, and proper functioning of the dialysis treatment area.
- Participate in quality-improvement activities, staff training, and continuing professional development.
What we're looking for
- Registered Nurse qualification and current professional registration in the Philippines.
- Experience in hemodialysis nursing or a related renal care setting is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of hemodialysis procedures, vascular access management, patient assessment, and infection control.
- Ability to identify and respond promptly to treatment-related complications and emergencies.
- Accurate clinical documentation and sound medication-administration practices.
- Strong communication, teamwork, patient education, and clinical coordination skills.
- Commitment to patient safety, professional development, and quality improvement.