Patient Care Tech - In Center

Dialysis Care Center • LaGrange, GA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

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

The technician prepares and operates dialysis equipment, monitors patients and treatment systems, performs duties related to vascular access and specimens within the scope allowed by state law, documents patient and treatment information, and promptly reports abnormal findings and emergencies to the assigned RN. The role also includes reinforcing patient and family education, supporting staff training, maintaining competencies, completing required training, assisting with inventory, and participating in facility procedures and initiatives.

The position may require floating to other facilities, travel between assigned facilities and community locations, attendance at staff meetings, and work beyond scheduled hours. Scheduled hours depend on facility needs and may change. Working hours can vary and may include days, nights, weekends, and holidays. The work takes place in a healthcare facility and involves interaction with patients, facility staff, and physicians, with possible exposure to infectious or contagious diseases and materials.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Current CCHT, Bonent, or state-required certificate if experienced; otherwise, obtain the applicable certificate within 18 months in accordance with CMS regulations.
• Current CPR card if experienced, or obtain one within three weeks of hire.
• PC proficiency and ability to work in a fast-paced setting; experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Good presentation and communication skills.
• Productive and resourceful, with the 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.
• Ability to pass the Ishihara color-vision test as a condition of employment; the employer will consider whether reasonable accommodations can be made if the test is not passed.
• Ability to perform direct patient care that regularly involves heavy lifting and moving patients and assisting with ambulation; frequent, prolonged standing and bending; occasional pushing or pulling of equipment with up to 15 pounds of force; frequent lifting and lowering of solutions up to 30 pounds; and occasional lifting of solutions up to 50 pounds as high as five feet.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Enter prescribed treatment into dialysis machines; set up, dismantle, and chemically disinfect machines; and record required information.
• 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 reverse osmosis (RO) water system, respond to alarms, and make appropriate adjustments during treatment to support patient safety.
• Assist with training applicable direct patient care staff on appropriate programs under nurse supervision.
• Participate in missed-treatment intervention initiatives by promptly notifying the interdisciplinary team of missed or shortened treatments.
• Measure and document patients’ pre- and post-dialysis vital signs, including blood pressure, temperature, and weight, and monitor vital signs during treatment.
• Evaluate vascular access before treatment and promptly report unusual findings to the RN.
• Cannulate vascular access or provide catheter care as permitted 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 patient observations.
• Collect or obtain blood samples and blood culture specimens and prepare them for shipping.
• Immediately report abnormal findings or changes in patient status to the assigned RN.
• Bring emergencies, life-threatening patient complications, and related situations to the RN’s attention for further instruction.
• Follow safety and infection-prevention measures.
• Complete all DCC University training modules, maintain annual competency validation, participate in mandatory continuing education, and complete PCT Water Quality Facility Training.
• Reinforce education with patients and family members on aspects of End Stage Renal Disease.
• Assist with inventory supplies.
• Work independently under RN supervision and perform other duties as assigned.
• Support DCC’s 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.
• Travel between assigned facilities and locations in the community and, when required, attend staff, regional, Business Unit, or Corporate meetings.
• Perform direct patient care involving lifting and moving patients and assisting with ambulation; stand for frequent, prolonged periods; bend over; and, as needed, push or pull equipment and lift or lower solutions.

Benefits

• Voluntary medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident insurance.
• Long-term disability insurance.
• 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 equal to one times 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
• Education Level: High school or GED