Will “Nephrology Nurse” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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Job Description

Plan, direct, or coordinate the daily patient care activities in a clinical practice. Ensure adherence to established clinical policies, protocols, regulations, and standards.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1141.04

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Clinical Nurse Specialists”.

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Tasks for “Nephrology Nurse”

Develop nursing service philosophies, goals, policies, priorities, or procedures.
Chair nursing departments or committees.
Provide direct care by performing comprehensive health assessments, developing differential diagnoses, conducting specialized tests, or prescribing medications or treatments.
Identify training needs or conduct training sessions for nursing students or medical staff.
Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice or organizational systems.
Develop or assist others in development of care and treatment plans.
Coordinate or conduct educational programs or in-service training sessions on topics such as clinical procedures.
Make clinical recommendations to physicians, other health care providers, insurance companies, patients, or health care organizations.
Provide specialized direct and indirect care to inpatients and outpatients within a designated specialty such as obstetrics, neurology, oncology, or neonatal care.
Instruct nursing staff in areas such as the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of disability, illness, management, technology, or resources.
Participate in clinical research projects such as by reviewing protocols, reviewing patient records, monitoring compliance, and meeting with regulatory authorities.
Collaborate with other health care professionals and service providers to ensure optimal patient care.
Develop, implement, or evaluate standards of nursing practice in specialty area such as pediatrics, acute care, and geriatrics.
Lead nursing department implementation of, or compliance with, regulatory or accreditation processes.
Maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, or infection control standards.
Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing.
Prepare reports to document patients' care activities.
Write nursing orders.
Provide consultation to other health care providers in areas such as patient discharge, patient care, or clinical procedures.
Present clients with information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions.
Develop and maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, or patient care standards based on evidence-based practice guidelines or expert opinion.
Design patient education programs that include information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions.
Direct or supervise nursing care staff in the provision of patient therapy.
Perform discharge planning for patients.
Plan, evaluate, or modify treatment programs based on information gathered by observing and interviewing patients, or by analyzing patient records.
Observe, interview, and assess patients to identify care needs.
Monitor or evaluate medical conditions of patients in collaboration with other health care professionals.
Design evaluation programs regarding the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice or organizational systems.
Teach patient education programs that include information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions.

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