Dialysis Technician

Job Duties/Responsibilities/Functions (including but not limited to)

• Prepares dialysate according to established procedures and patient’s prescription
• Obtains and documents pre-dialysis vital signs to include weight and temperature
• Inspects patient’s dialysis access and inserts needed and initiates dialysis according to unit protocol and patient prescription
• Measures, calculates and adjusts blood flow rates according to established protocols and prescription
• Administers anticoagulant according to unit protocols and prescription
• Changes fluid removal rate and patient position and administers Normal Saline as directed by RN, ALP
• order or unit protocolappropriatelyestablished protocols and individual patient requirementsdisplacement or infiltration, clotting episodes, blood leaks, air eboli, etc., and initiates CPR in the event of acardiac or respiratory arrestaccess according to unit protocolcase of, vascular accesses, etc.and participates in the multidisciplinary processcare and services (CMS, HIPAA, OSHA, and other governing agencies)
• Monitors vital signs (temperature, pulse, etc.) and patient condition then documents observations
• Documents patient treatment parameters and communicates patient’s conditions and issues to RNs
• Monitors patients and equipment, responds to alarms and readjusts treatment parameters as defined by
• Responds appropriately to dialysis related emergencies such as hypotensive episodes, needle
• Discontinues dialysis and establishes hemostasis following unit protocol and inspects, cleans, and dresses
• Obtains and records post dialysis vital signs, including weight and temperature
• Verifies absence of residual sterilants;
• Takes fluid samples or other specimens for testing and prepares them for shipping
• Discards dialysis supplies and sanitizes the equipment according to the manufacturer and unit protocols
• Communicates emotional, medical, psychosocial, and nutritional concerns to the RN or ALP when needed
• Under the direction of a registered nurse, monitors and documents the status of, and instructs patient in
• Reinforces treatment care with the patient
• Ensures patient has adequate patient care supplies and monitors inventories
• Assists nursing staff in administering basic treatments (e.g., hemodialysis therapy, etc.)
• Maintains professional conduct, good communication skills and confidentiality in the care of the patients
• Reviews lab work and physician orders
• Performs basic clinical procedures (e.g., changing bandages)
• Readies the dialysis equipment before treatment and cares for the equipment after treatment
• Tests monitors and machine functions, including alarms, conductivity and temperature;
• Sets monitors and alarms according to unit and manufacturer protocols
• Completes flow sheets (via EMR) in order to verify patient billing
• Complies with agency policies and procedures in accordance with state and federal regulations for patient
• Participates in quality assurance and cost containment programs
• Participates in individual and group projects as directed by management
• Other duties, as assigned.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $26.00 - $32.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

• Day shift

Application Question(s):

• Mention your email id to reach out to you.
• The best available time to talk.

Work Location: On the road

Salary : $26 - $32