Thabo Masuku

Coordinating assessment of patients for suitability for renal transplantation.

Evaluate and document results of workup investigations.

Liaise with with all members of the nephrology team to facilitate a multidisciplinary approach to care.

Assess the need for support services and make appropriate referrals to specialist services and allied health.

Liaise and act as a resource to other nephrology units.

Attend relevant departmental/multidisciplinary meetings.

Work in collaboration with other nephrology nurse specialists inclusive of haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

Involvement in development and maintainence of new/existing renal transplant protocols.

Maintain currency of database of patient assessment and results.

Liaising with local, regional, inter-state and overseas coordinators to facilitate the workup of potential donors and/or recipients.

• Collaborated with nephrology team to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.

• Actively participate in staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concern.
• Helped to design and introduce leadership development, coaching and team management models, resulting in promotion of employees into increased levels of responsibility.
• Worked as floor nurse to maintain clinical proficiency as required when needing to overcome staff shortfalls.
• Managed a team of 4 nurses and and at times a higher number due to ward demand every shift ,nursing activities in a 20-bed ward by providing comprehensive nursing guidance and maintaining outstanding patient satisfaction and care standards.
• Positive role model and responsible for providing leadership and direction as well as providing mentorship to less experienced nurses.
• Complimented organisational strategic direction and operational processes and quality management of all patients.
• Ability to manage dynamic and changing clinical environment in a fast paced setting to ensure quality patient care delivery.
• Actively participated in quality improvement initiatives.
• Possess management skills and ability to take initiative in resolving any issues/problems that might arise during the course of the day.
• Excellent interpersonal skills which allow positive communication in a team environment.
• Promoted a friendly, respectful and supportive environment within the organisation.
• Possess the ability to practice collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary health care team and possess a high level of reliability.
• Driven and value consistent quality improvement across the hospital service.
• Responded and handled complaints and feedback from patient's and family members and escalated appropriately.
• Liaised with outside agencies to facilitate timely and appropriate patient discharge.
• Proficient in utilising IT systems associated with ANUM role
• Directed patient discharge procedures to provide departing patients with needed aftercare and avoid readmissions.
• Oversaw infection control procedures to protect patients from infections.
• Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
• Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.
• Reviewed department performance and adjusted coverage to compensate for changing conditions.

• Delivered quality nursing care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
• Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
• Enhanced nursing skills and knowledge through rotation in hameo-dialysis and Peritoneal dialysis areas.
• Responded to and recognised patient clinical deterioration and initiated appropriate clinical review.
• Delivered nursing care in a timely manner.
• Acted as a mentor for junior nursing staff and helped to facilitate nursing education for nursing and medical students.
• Actively participated in audits associated with assigned portfolio/s to help improve ward and organisational service delivery.
• Utilised organisation IT systems to report any untoward incidents.
• Managed to establish and maintain clinical working relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team, helping achieve quality care.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.

Focused on the coordination of live and deceased donor transplant workup for patients with end stage kidney disease.

Liaise with medical, surgical, allied health and administrative staff across the organisation during the workup process.

Effective communication with potential donors and recipient through appropriate and well timed information and education.

Act as a resource person for staff with respect to pre-dialysis transplant process and live donor process.

Organisation of participants in the Australian New Zealand Paired Kidney Exchange Program.

Develop treatment plans for ABOI transplant recipients in collaboration with members of the clinical team.

Acting upon referrals from medical and other sources for potential live donor and deceased donor transplant recipients.

Disseminate information to colleagues regarding current hospital renal transplant activities.

Participate in the accurate and timely collection of data for entry into the ANZDATA database.

Reporting monthly KPI's.

Attendance of CKD and Transplant renal clinic and other specialities with regards to combined organ transplant patients.