Dialysis Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Meet CMS-approved state and/or national certification requirements within the applicable state or CMS timeline.
• Meet all applicable state licensure, education, and training requirements.
• Demonstrate commitment to organizational culture, values, and customer service standards.
• Successfully complete the organization’s dialysis training program and CPR certification; continued employment is dependent on successful completion.
• Take the Ishihara Color Blindness test as a condition of employment; failing the test does not preclude employment, and reasonable accommodations will be considered.
• Ability to perform the described essential functions, including frequent prolonged standing and bending; assisting with patient movement and ambulation; frequent lifting and lowering of solutions up to 30 pounds; occasional lifting up to 40 pounds as high as five feet; and occasionally pushing or pulling equipment with up to 15 pounds of force. Assistance and material-assist devices are available for heavier items.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-specific education about adequacy measures, disease processes, and vascular access, as appropriate.
• Welcome assigned patients and ask about their wellbeing since their previous treatment.
• Evaluate vascular access, perform cannulation, and administer heparin when delegated or permitted by state law.
• Obtain and document pre- and post-treatment vital signs and weights, and perform vascular access evaluations.
• Initiate dialysis according to prescribed orders, including blood and dialysate flow settings.
• Evaluate intradialytic problems and intervene as prescribed or directed; monitor and document patient responses to treatment.
• Obtain vital signs before reinfusion, discontinue treatment according to established procedures, assess patients before ending venous access, and obtain hemostasis and apply dressings.
• Evaluate patients before discharge and complete required treatment evaluations and documentation.
• Calculate and enter prescribed dialysis machine settings, including ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and ultrafiltration modeling.
• Ensure appropriate machine safety alarms are enabled and conduct machine safety checks according to facility policy.
• Record accurate and timely vital signs, treatment parameters, interventions, and other patient treatment information; report significant changes or unusual findings to a registered nurse or supervisor.
• Monitor vascular access pressures during treatment, intervene as appropriate, and report and document unusual findings.
• Obtain prescribed laboratory tests and collect, label, prepare, store, and arrange courier collection of specimens according to laboratory requirements.
• Clean blood spills promptly with appropriate disinfectant and prepare, organize, and use supplies and equipment efficiently.
• Monitor patients performing self-care under RN supervision.
• Assist with training applicable direct patient care staff under nurse supervision.
• Follow organizational business policies, procedures, systems, and ethical business practices.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment; clean and disinfect dialysis machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments.
• Prepare for dialysis treatments, complete required pretreatment machine alarm testing including Pressure Holding (PHT), and initiate the Solution Delivery System (SDS).
• Participate in and document Continuous Quality Improvement activities; enter treatment data accurately and promptly in the designated clinical application.
• Review treatment sheets for completeness, verify nursing signatures, and ensure omitted entries are completed or corrected by appropriate staff.
• Prepare initial patient charts and paperwork, prepare and print laboratory requisitions, and coordinate specimen collection.
• Assist with infection control audits, support adherence to infection control practices, follow infection control policies, and reinforce patient and family education under direction and as permitted by state law.
• In the Transitional Care Unit, follow newly admitted patients through their first four weeks of dialysis and coordinate transitional care.
• Reinforce education and care matters for new patients, liaise with facility staff to coordinate services, and help patients understand home dialysis products, benefits, and options.
• Set up and perform treatments on machines used in the Transitional Care Unit, demonstrate peritoneal dialysis setup, assist with modality transitions, and help manage supply ordering and inventory.