What are the responsibilities and job description for the HEMODIALYSIS TECH (REGISTRY) position at Sinai Chicago?
Calibrate, monitor, and maintain hemodialysis machine and dialysis equipment to provide dialysis treatment for patients with kidney failure.
- Attaches dialyzer and tubing to machine to assemble for use. Mixes dialysate, according to formula.
- Primes dialyzer with saline or heparinized solution to prepare machine for use.
- Transports patient to dialysis room and positions patient on lounge chair at hemodialysis machine.
- Takes and records patient's predialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate.
- Explains dialysis procedure and operation hemodialysis machine to patient before treatment to allay anxieties.
MINIMUM Education/WORK EXPERIENCE:
· High School Diploma or GED plus relevant training acquired through work experience or education.
REQUIRED LICENSES, Certificates, Registrations:
·Must be certified as a dialysis technician via NNCC (Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission) or BONENT (Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing Technology).
·Active BLS required.
