ARMED FORCES HOSPITALS PROGRAMME SOUTHERN REGION,
KHAMIS MUSHAYT
DIRECTORATE: Nephrology
DEPARTMENT:
Job Desc. No:
Date of Issue:
Issue:
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Renal Unit
NP/RD/J 006
11.01.2012
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JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE:
Renal Unit Patient Educator
RESPONSIBLE FOR:
See Job Summary
ACCOUNTABLE TO:
Renal Unit Head Nurse & Head of
Nephrology & Dialysis
JOB DESCRIPTION:
1.0
JOB SUMMARY:
The Haemodialysis Patient Educator will act within the multidisciplinary team,
liaising between nursing staff, the Medical Team and patients, collating relevant
patient information which will then be utilised to assist the Medical Staff and Nursing
Staff in the process of taking care of all renal patients. He/She will ensure that any
changes arising from the education done will be discussed with the patients and will
be reported to the Nurse in Charge of the renal unit, allowing open lines of
communication within the department. He/She will be responsible for translating
verbal and written forms of communication from Arabic to English and vice versa as
required by staff and patients.
2.0
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
2.1
Daily Review of Patients as necessary:
2.1.1
He/She will be accountable to the Renal Unit Head Nurse and will
liaise with the Head Nurse regularly as required to discuss issues raised
by the ongoing education of renal patients.
2.1.2
He/She will be responsible for reviewing patients and the family of
patients who have issues with their treatment or care givers. Most of
the time, these issues can be resolved by educating the patient and their
families. He/She will provide one to one health care education in the
haemodialysis unit and the nephrology clinics and will have group
health education sessions when necessary.
2.1.3
He/She will assess the specific Health Education and care needs of the
patients and provide Health Education, advises and care according to
the needs of the patients.
2.1.4
He/She will prepare and distribute leaflets to patients and families on
all aspects of Renal Health Education.
2.1.5
He/She will give support to the families and talk with patients and/or
families about any matters of concern that may arise.
ARMED FORCES HOSPITALS PROGRAMME SOUTHERN REGION,
KHAMIS MUSHAYT
DIRECTORATE: Nephrology
DEPARTMENT:
Renal Unit
JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE:
Job Desc. No:
Date of Issue:
Issue:
Page:
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Renal Unit Patient Educator
JOB DESCRIPTION: (Cont’d.)
2.1.6
He/She will discuss the patients’ progress in regards to education with
the Nurse in Charge and at the monthly patient education meeting.
2.1.7
He/She will educate the patient and the family about any changes made
in the patients’ treatment regimes and dialysis prescription.
2.1.8
He/She will redirect patients who choose PD or Transplantation as the
first choice of treatment to the relevant staff members.
2.1.9
He/She will provide education to patients in the renal transplant unit
and in the acute dialysis unit.
2.1.10 He/She will ensure that any issues or concerns raised by the patients
are reported to the Nurse in Charge of the unit to ensure sound
communication is maintained within the multidisciplinary team.
2.1.11 He/She will also liaise with the department of Patient Affairs, the
Department of Preventive Medicine, the Dietary Department and the
Department of Education weekly to ensure that all patients learning
needs are being dealt with appropriately.
2.1.12 He/She will work flex time in order to see and assist patients and there
families in the morning, afternoon and evening shifts.
2.1.13 He/She will prepare questionnaires in Arabic regarding patient/family
satisfaction. He/She will collate the patient questionnaires and analyze
the findings appropriately for action to be taken by the
physician/nursing staff.
2.1.14 He/She must promptly report complaints and incidences in accordance
with hospital policy.
2.1.15 He/She will attend mandatory lectures, i.e. Fire & Safety according to
hospital policy.
2.1.16 He/She will participate in Professional Development Programmes as
necessary as necessary.
ARMED FORCES HOSPITALS PROGRAMME SOUTHERN REGION,
KHAMIS MUSHAYT
DIRECTORATE: Nephrology
DEPARTMENT:
Job Desc. No:
Date of Issue:
Issue:
Page:
Renal Unit
JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE:
NP/RD/J 006
11.01.2012
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3 of 4
Renal Unit Patient Educator
JOB DESCRIPTION: (Cont’d.)
2.1.17 He/She will document all teaching done in the clinical notes of the
patient.
2.1.18 He/She will submit monthly statistics of topics taught to the head nurse
of the Renal Unit.
2.1.19 He/She will have all education documentation used available to show
what he/she is doing.
2.1.20 He/She will help the social worker liaison officer whenever necessary.
3.0
HOURS OF WORK:
3.1 48 hours per week for Registered Nurses
3.2 140 hours per month for MSD Technicians
4.0
REQUIREMENTS:
4.1 At least five years experience as a Dialysis Technician / Renal Unit.
4.2 Excellent communication skills.
4.3 Sound knowledge base of renal replacement therapies.
4.4 Must be fluent in both written and spoken Arabic & English.
4.5 Must be of high ethical merits, safeguard confidentiality.
4.6 Must be able to work under pressure and handle stressful situations diligently.
He/She must be pleasant with patients and the public; avoid arguments.
4.7 Ideally, she/he should be a Saudi National so that he/she can offer advise on a
healthy lifestyle, in compliance with local culture and beliefs.
ARMED FORCES HOSPITALS PROGRAMME SOUTHERN REGION,
KHAMIS MUSHAYT
DIRECTORATE: Nephrology
DEPARTMENT:
Job Desc. No:
Date of Issue:
Issue:
Page:
Renal Unit
JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE:
NP/RD/J 006
11.01.2012
3
4 of 4
Renal Unit Patient Educator
JOB DESCRIPTION: (Cont’d.)
5.0
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
5.1 He/She will undergo a 3 month probation period. The candidate will be assessed
by the Head Nurse of the Renal Unit after the initial 3 months. He/She will meet
with the above mentioned managers once a week to discuss his/her progress.
N.B. This job description is not exhaustive, and is intended as a general guide. It exists
conjunction with a more detailed breakdown of day-to-day duties.
Approval
Position
Name
Prepared by:
Head of
Nephrology
H.R.Director
Dr. Khalid Abdullah Al
Shaikh
Lt. Col. Thabit Al Shaia’ani
Programme
Director
Brig. Gen. Dr. Hamoud
Al Shahrani
Reviewed by:
Approved by:
Acknowledged
by Employee
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Date