Dialysis Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Meet CMS-approved state and/or national certification requirements within the required state or CMS timeline.
• Hold any state licensure and complete education or training required for the role.
• Demonstrate commitment to the organization’s culture, values, and customer service standards.
• Successfully complete the organization’s dialysis training program to remain employed.
• Successfully complete CPR certification to remain employed.
• Pass the Ishihara Color Blindness test as a condition of employment; failure does not preclude employment, and reasonable accommodations will be considered.
• Ability to travel between assigned facilities and locations in the community; travel to regional, Business Unit, and Corporate meetings may be required.
• Ability to perform physical duties including frequent prolonged standing, bending, assisting with patient lifting and ambulation, and lifting or lowering solutions up to 30 pounds frequently and up to 40 pounds occasionally.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-specific education about dialysis adequacy measures and disease process/access, as appropriate and within permitted scope.
• Welcome assigned patients and ask about their wellbeing since their last treatment.
• Evaluate vascular access, perform cannulation, and administer heparin as delegated or permitted by state law.
• Obtain and document pre-, intra-, and post-treatment vital signs, weights, and vascular access assessments.
• Initiate and discontinue dialysis according to prescribed orders and established procedures.
• Calculate and enter prescribed machine programming, including ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and UF modeling.
• Monitor patient response, evaluate intradialytic problems, perform interventions as prescribed or directed, and report significant changes or unusual findings to the registered nurse or supervisor.
• Perform treatment-related safety checks, including ensuring appropriate machine safety alarms are enabled.
• Document treatment parameters, patient evaluations, interventions, and responses accurately and promptly in the appropriate records and clinical application.
• Obtain prescribed laboratory tests, prepare and store specimens according to laboratory requirements, and ensure collection by the appropriate courier.
• Prepare and organize supplies and equipment, prevent wastage, and clean and disinfect machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments.
• Clean blood spills promptly using appropriate disinfectant and follow facility infection control policies and procedures.
• Observe and monitor patients performing self-care under RN supervision.
• Assist in training applicable direct patient care staff on appropriate programs under nurse supervision.
• Participate in CQI activities and support infection control audits, adherence, and patient and family education as directed.
• Prepare initial patient charts and paperwork, review treatment sheets for completeness, and address omitted entries through appropriate staff.
• In the Transitional Care Unit, follow newly admitted patients through their first four weeks of dialysis and coordinate their transitional care.
• Reinforce education for new patients, coordinate with appropriate staff to support the care plan, and help patients understand home dialysis products, benefits, and treatment options.
• Set up and perform treatments on machines used in the Transitional Care Unit, including demonstrating peritoneal dialysis setup as appropriate.
• Assist with transition to the patient’s selected modality and with Transitional Care Unit supply ordering and inventory.