Dialysis Technician

Trinity Health • Silver Spring, MD

9d • $20 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

Dialysis Technician will work under the supervision of the RN to provide care to Dialysis patients.

Requirements

• Certification as a nursing assistant by the Maryland State Board of Nursing, as a CNA-DT
• Completion of CCHT or BONENT national certification required.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• BLS from American Heart Association
• Basic computer skills, to include data entry and retrieval.
• Ability to coordinate eyes and hands quickly and accurately.
• Ability to identify and distinguish color, temperature, texture, and size
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds, as determined by the nature of the patient care unit.
• Must be able to push, pull, lift patients and equipment (e.g., beds, stretchers).
• Must be able to bend body downward at the waist and be able to kneel.
• One-year experience as a dialysis technician preferable.

Responsibilities

• Completes pre, intradialytic, and post dialysis assessment of patient’s condition and documents.
• Identifies and prioritizes assignment patients’ nursing care needs/ problems
• Initiates, monitors, and terminates dialysis treatments according to unit policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Draws periodic lab work per procedure and/or protocols
• Monitors intake and output (pre-dialysis weight, intradialytic weight gain, and target weight), evidence of pain, and pulse oximetry measurements and reports all to RN
• Prepares water treatment system and hemodialysis machine for patient shift in accordance with physician’s orders.
• Monitors dialysis machine readings and parameters, dialyzer throughout the dialytic process. Make appropriate adjustments.
• Works closely with RN's to provide care to Labor & Delivery patient
• Responsible for cardiovascular status by maintaining thermoregulation of patient.

Benefits

• Full benefits package starting from day one of employment
• Daily Pay
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Retirement Plans
• Supplemental Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees