Patient Care Tech - In Center

Dialysis Care Center • Lawrenceville, GA

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About The Position

The In-Center Hemodialysis Patient Care Technician supports Dialysis Care Center, LLC’s mission, core values, and customer-service standards while providing safe, compassionate, high-quality direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The role supports clinical excellence, patient safety, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance, and requires adherence to company policies, procedures, compliance requirements, and applicable state and federal regulations.

The technician prepares, operates, monitors, disinfects, and dismantles dialysis equipment; monitors patients and vascular access; performs permitted access and catheter-care tasks; documents treatment information; and promptly reports abnormal findings or changes in patient condition to the RN. The position also supports patient and family education, staff training, inventory management, facility operations, and required training and competency activities. Staff may float between facilities, travel to meetings, and work beyond scheduled hours as facility needs require. Scheduled hours may change.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Current CCHT, Bonent, or state-required certificate if experienced; otherwise, obtain the applicable certificate within 18 months, per CMS regulations.
• Current CPR card if experienced, or obtain one within three weeks of hire.
• PC proficiency and ability to thrive in a fast-paced setting; Microsoft Office Suite experience, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Good presentation and communication skills.
• Productivity, resourcefulness, and ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work independently while functioning in a collaborative, fast-paced team environment.
• Ability to multitask, work under pressure, and meet deadlines effectively.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong data-entry, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• High integrity, team orientation, patient-service focus, and flexibility.
• Pass the Ishihara Color Blindness test as a condition of employment; failure does not preclude employment, and reasonable accommodations may be considered.
• Ability to perform the described physical demands, including frequent prolonged standing and bending, lifting and moving patients, assisting with ambulation, and lifting or lowering solutions and equipment.

Nice To Haves

• One or more years of experience as a certified Patient Care Technician.

Responsibilities

• Enter prescribed treatment into dialysis machines; set up, dismantle, chemically disinfect, and document machine activities.
• Use DCC Labor Logic to support staffing, labor productivity, scheduling efficiency, overtime management, and patient treatment scheduling while maintaining safe staffing standards.
• Complete assigned daily opening and closing procedures.
• Observe dialysis machines and the RO water system, respond to visual and audible alarms, and make appropriate adjustments during treatment.
• Assist in training applicable direct patient-care staff on appropriate programs under nurse supervision.
• Promptly notify the interdisciplinary team of missed or shortened treatments as part of DCC Missed Treatment Intervention initiatives.
• Take and monitor pre- and post-dialysis vital signs, including blood pressure, temperature, and weight, and document them on the Hemodialysis Treatment Record.
• Evaluate vascular access before treatment and immediately report unusual findings to the RN.
• Cannulate patients’ vascular access or provide catheter care as allowed by state law.
• Obtain hemostasis and apply appropriate dressings.
• Assist with chlorine testing when assigned.
• Follow facility policies, procedures, and protocols and participate in required staff meetings.
• Collect patient data, monitor and document vascular-access status, and record patient observations.
• Collect or obtain blood samples and blood-culture specimens and prepare them for shipping.
• Immediately report abnormal findings and changes in patient status to the assigned RN.
• Communicate emergencies and life-threatening patient complications to the RN for further instruction.
• Maintain compliance with safety and infection-prevention measures.
• Complete DCC University training modules, maintain annual competency validation, participate in mandatory continuing education, and complete PCT Water Quality Facility Training.
• Reinforce education for patients and family members on aspects of End Stage Renal Disease.
• Assist with inventory-supply management.
• Work independently under RN supervision and perform other duties as assigned.
• Support DCC values and customer-service standards; provide outstanding service to staff, clients, and vendors; maintain effective relationships through timely communication; and respond to, resolve, and follow up on customer-service issues.
• Support DCC initiatives.
• Float to other facilities when needed, work past scheduled hours when required, and travel between assigned facilities and to meetings as needed.

Benefits

• Voluntary medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Voluntary hospital indemnity, critical illness, accident insurance, and long-term disability coverage.
• Voluntary life and AD&D insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Company-paid short-term disability and basic life/AD&D coverage (1× salary).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and LifeMart discounts.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Sick Leave (ESL).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED