Hemodialysis Junior HD Nurse
Role Description
● Provides independent, end-to-end hemodialysis care for assigned patients, ensuring adherence to DOH, PSN, and PhilHealth standards.
● Serves as a clinical resource for less-experienced nurses and trainees, demonstrating proficiency in technical, safety, and documentation practices.
● Supports quality assurance (QA), infection-control, and audit processes that sustain the clinic’s regulatory compliance and service quality.
Key Responsibilities
● Perform comprehensive HD sessions independently—assessment, initiation, monitoring, termination, and post-treatment care for stable and moderately complex patients.
● Manage all vascular access types (AVF, AVG, CVC) with demonstrated competence in aseptic cannulation, patency checks, and complication management.
● Recognize, respond to, and document complications such as hypotension, disequilibrium, infiltration, and access issues using established protocols.
● Ensure documentation accuracy for each session, including HD flow sheets, treatment summaries, and PhilHealth claim data for audit readiness.
● Collaborate with nephrologists and biomedical staff to coordinate care, troubleshoot alarms, and maintain machine functionality and water-quality compliance.
● Supervise and coach Trainee Nurses, providing structured feedback and reinforcing adherence to clinical standards.
● Supports clinic-level inventory control by performing assigned checks on emergency carts, consumables, and dialysis supplies, and promptly escalating discrepancies to the Nurse Manager.
● Participate in internal audits and QA activities, contributing data to performance indicators (infection rates, incident trends, treatment completion).
● Maintain infection-control integrity, including isolation room procedures, reprocessing validation (if applicable), and disinfection protocols per DOH guidance.
● Contribute to patient education and engagement, reinforcing treatment adherence, vascular access care, and symptom reporting.
● Monitor stock and consumable use, reporting discrepancies and supporting efficient inventory management.
● Engage in continuing education, RENAP activities, and skill refreshers to maintain current practice standards.
● Demonstrate professional leadership through teamwork, accountability, and proactive contribution to clinic operations.
Qualifications
● Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from a CHED-accredited institution.
● Licensure: Active Registered Nurse (RN) license from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
● Training & Certifications:
○ Completed DOH-accredited Hemodialysis Nurse Training Program (≥ 480 hours).
○ Current Intravenous Therapy (IVT), BLS, and ACLS certifications.
○ RENAP Certified Nephrology Nurse & RENAP membership in good standing
○ Completion of at least one continuing education module in QA, infection control, or patient safety (clinic-sponsored or RENAP-accredited).
● Time/Experience: ≥1 year HD experience; completed annual competency validation.
Reporting line: Reports to Senior HD Nurse or Head Nurse.
Supervisory scope: Provides mentorship to Trainee and Staff I nurses.
Work ratio: Upholds DOH-mandated 1 nurse: 4 stations/patients standard.
Pay: Php28,000.00 - Php35,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Company Christmas gift
- Company events
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- On-site parking
- Opportunities for promotion
- Promotion to permanent employee
Work Location: In person