Dialysis Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid PCT national certification or state-specific certification as defined by CMS, along with applicable state licensure, education, and training requirements.
• Demonstrated commitment to the organization’s culture, values, and customer service standards.
• Attendance and active participation in applicable preceptor training programs established by education leadership.
• Attend Fresenius and publicly offered skill-based training as assigned by the Clinical Manager.
• Successful completion of the organization’s dialysis training program and CPR certification is required for continued employment.
• Ability to perform the described essential functions, including frequent prolonged standing and bending; assisting with patient lifting, movement, and ambulation; and lifting solutions up to 30 pounds frequently and up to 40 pounds occasionally.

Nice To Haves

• At least five years of patient care experience in a hospital or related facility is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist health care team members with patient-specific education about adequacy measures, disease processes, and vascular access.
• Welcome patients and inquire about their wellbeing since their last treatment.
• Assess vascular access, perform cannulation, and administer heparin when delegated or permitted by state law.
• Obtain and document pre- and post-treatment vital signs, weights, and vascular access evaluations.
• Initiate, monitor, and discontinue dialysis treatment according to prescribed orders and established procedures.
• Evaluate intradialytic problems, intervene as prescribed or directed, monitor patient responses, and report significant changes or unusual findings to a registered nurse or supervisor.
• Calculate and enter patient-specific dialysis machine programming, including ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and ultrafiltration modeling; ensure appropriate safety alarms are enabled.
• Accurately document treatment parameters, patient evaluations, interventions, and related information in treatment sheets, progress notes, and clinical applications.
• Obtain prescribed laboratory tests; prepare, label, store, and arrange collection of specimens according to laboratory requirements.
• Prepare and efficiently use supplies and equipment, clean blood spills, and maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• Monitor patients performing self-care under RN supervision and assist them as applicable.
• Participate in recruiting clinical staff and assist with orientation, ongoing training, and development of facility personnel.
• Serve as a preceptor in direct patient care training in accordance with applicable state guidelines, regulations, and organizational standards.
• Deliver and maintain competency evaluations and audits for other PCTs.
• Collaborate with clinical managers, education coordinators, RNs, and interdisciplinary team members on training, quality standards, regulatory requirements, and CQI activities.
• Educate appropriate personnel on water-system integrity, environmental integrity, facility safety, and organizational training programs as allowed by local regulations.
• Support scheduling and implementation of training programs and monitor patient-care processes through CQI activities.
• Maintain environmental integrity and aesthetics; clean and disinfect dialysis machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments.
• Prepare dialysis equipment and conduct required pretreatment machine alarm testing, including Pressure Holding Test (PHT); initiate the Solution Delivery System (SDS).
• Review treatment sheets for completeness, ensure nursing signatures are documented, and coordinate completion or correction of omitted entries by appropriate staff.
• Prepare initial patient charts and paperwork, print laboratory requisitions, and ensure specimens are collected by the appropriate courier.
• Assist with facility infection-control audits, reinforce infection-control policies and practices among staff and patients, and participate in related education and survey responses as directed.
• Follow newly admitted patients through their first four weeks of dialysis and coordinate transitional dialysis care.
• Reinforce education for new patients, liaise with facility staff to coordinate services, and support patient understanding of home dialysis products and treatment options, including peritoneal dialysis setup demonstrations.
• Set up and perform treatments on machines used in the transitional care unit, assist with transition to the patient’s chosen modality, and help coordinate TCU supplies and inventory.