Dialysis Access Coordinator Hemodialysis Unit

5 months ago

Toronto, Canada Unity Health Toronto Full time

The Dialysis Access Coordinator plays a critical role in driving quality improvement to ensure timely access to vascular access services.

The primary role of the Dialysis Access Coordinator is to:

- Ensure patients receive timely access to vascular access services/care.
- Providing vascular access education to staff, patients and families.
- Be accountable for ensuring the completion and accuracy of vascular access data, for example, Ontario Renal Reporting System (ORRS) data, wait time data, etc.
- Champion the implementation of quality improvement initiatives, focused on access to vascular access services.
- Support departmental research initiatives.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Acting as an expert resource to the clinical members of the Renal Program.
- Provides high quality, effective, efficient and safe patient vascular access services, this includes the coordinate placement of dialysis access with surgery and interventional radiology (IR) (attendance at the PRDC and surgical clinics and IR as required).
- Implementing internal linkages and coordinating services in response to the needs of the program.
- Demonstrates an empathetic, resourceful and direct approach to successfully assist patients through their renal journey.
- Assists the Renal Program to achieve the deliverables under the Ontario Renal Network (ORN)/Ontario Renal Plan. This includes collaborating with peers and adapting proven quality improvement change concepts to drive local improvements towards targets/deliverables
- Reports back to the ORN on quality improvement initiatives implemented and related progress.
- Accurate reporting of data within the ORRS tracker tool. Maintains the vascular access database and reporting of results (e.g. infection rates, access survival rates, thrombotic episodes, treatment and outcomes).
- Provides leadership in the development, implementation and evaluation of vascular access related educational programs/projects/initiatives for internal and external stakeholders seeking further knowledge.
- Coordinates the delivery of evidence based practice mentorship/training programs for new employees/students.
- Collaborates in the development of policies and procedures which comply with the standards of nursing practice and specialty organization guidelines.
- Collaborates in the development of educational tools for the program.
- Participates in research projects, data/statistics collection and reporting to appropriate stakeholders.
- Assist in the evaluation of new products, equipment or procedures to improve quality of patient care.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Current Certificate of Competence with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
- BScN or Master's Degree in Nursing.
- Canadian Nurses Association Certificate in Nephrology (CNeph) or a commitment to complete within two years.
- Completion of the Ontario Renal Network Vascular Access Education Program within 1 year.
- Membership in associated professional organization/specialty interest group, preferred.
- BLS provider.
- Minimum of 3 years clinical experience in nephrology nursing.
- Experience in all aspects of body access
- vascular access/fistula/graft for hemodialysis required.
- Experience with the Ontario Renal Network data collection preferred.
- Proficient computer skills
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel [including formatting, calculations and data sorting], PowerPoint and Outlook).
- Demonstrated ability in adult teaching, knowledge of learning principles and assessing readiness to learn.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in program planning and development.
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work with a multidisciplinary team including other health team members, patients and families.
- Experience in developing and leading Continuous Quality Improvement programs.
- Demonstrates being patient and consumer focused; makes a commitment to meet or exceed the needs of all internal and external partners.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated excellent patient assessment and organizational skills.
- Ability to be flexible and effectively work in busy environment with changing priorities and deadlines.
- Demonstrated initiative in improving work skills and processes.
- Demonstrated ability to function autonomously and as a team member.
- Experience in research preferred.
- Strong analytical and conceptual skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to the mission and values of St. Michael's Hospital.
- Demonstrated knowledge and skill in critical thinking and decision-making.
- Excellent attendance record.

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