Dialysis Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Must meet CMS-approved state and/or national certification requirements within the required state or CMS timeline.
• Must meet any applicable state licensure, education, and training requirements.
• Must successfully complete the organization’s dialysis training program and CPR certification; continued employment is dependent on successful completion.
• Demonstrated commitment to the organization’s culture, values, and customer service standards.
• Must take the Ishihara Color Blindness test as a condition of employment; failing the test does not preclude employment, and reasonable accommodations may be considered.
• Ability to perform direct patient care involving frequent and prolonged standing, bending, and lifting or moving patients and supplies, with assistance or devices available for heavier items.
• Ability to travel between assigned facilities and various community locations.

Nice To Haves

• Previous patient care experience in a hospital setting or related facility.

Responsibilities

• Welcome assigned patients and ask about their wellbeing since their last treatment.
• Assess vascular access before and during treatment, perform cannulation, and administer heparin when delegated or permitted by state law.
• Obtain and record pre-, intra-, and post-treatment vital signs and weights, and evaluate patients before and after treatment.
• Initiate, monitor, and discontinue dialysis treatments according to prescribed orders and established procedures.
• Program dialysis machines for prescribed ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and modeling, and ensure required safety alarms are enabled.
• Monitor patients’ responses to dialysis, identify intradialytic problems, provide prescribed interventions, document responses, and report significant changes or unusual findings to the registered nurse or supervisor.
• Perform machine safety checks and required pretreatment alarm testing, including Pressure Holding (PHT), and initiate the Solution Delivery System (SDS).
• Complete accurate and timely treatment documentation, including treatment sheets, progress notes when applicable, and clinical application data.
• Obtain prescribed laboratory tests; prepare, label, store, and arrange collection of specimens according to laboratory requirements.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment; disinfect machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments and promptly clean blood spills according to facility policy.
• Organize and use supplies and equipment efficiently and help prevent wastage.
• Monitor patients performing self-care under RN supervision.
• Assist with training applicable direct patient care staff under nurse supervision.
• Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement activities and infection-control audits, practices, and education.
• For transitional care patients, support the first four weeks of dialysis, reinforce education, coordinate care with appropriate staff, and assist patients in understanding home dialysis and treatment options.
• Perform treatments on machines used in the transitional care unit and assist with supply ordering and inventory.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Competitive pay and benefits
• Healthcare benefits eligibility 30 days after hire
• Generous paid time off
• 401(k) retirement benefits with matching
• Perks and discount programs