Patient Care Technician Jobs in San Jose, AZ

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.
• Meet any applicable state licensure, education, and training requirements.
• Demonstrate commitment to the organization's culture, values, and customer service standards.
• Successfully complete the organization's dialysis training program.
• Successfully complete CPR certification for continued employment.
• Pass 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 that includes frequent prolonged standing, bending, assisting with ambulation, and lifting and moving patients.
• Ability to lift and lower solutions frequently up to 30 pounds and occasionally up to 40 pounds as high as five feet; occasionally push or pull equipment using up to 15 pounds of force.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Welcome assigned patients and inquire about their wellbeing since their last treatment.
• Evaluate vascular access for patency, perform cannulation, and administer heparin as delegated or permitted by state law.
• Obtain and record pre- and post-treatment vital signs and weights, and perform vascular access evaluations.
• Initiate, monitor, and discontinue dialysis treatments according to prescribed orders and established procedures.
• Calculate and enter patient-specific dialysis machine programming, including ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and UF modeling.
• Monitor patient responses and intradialytic problems, provide interventions as prescribed or directed, document responses, and report significant changes to a registered nurse or supervisor.
• Perform machine safety checks and ensure appropriate safety alarms are enabled.
• Obtain hemostasis and apply appropriate dressings; evaluate patients before discharge.
• Complete accurate and timely treatment documentation, including treatment sheets, progress notes when applicable, and clinical application entries.
• Obtain prescribed laboratory testing; prepare, label, store, and coordinate collection of specimens.
• Prepare and use supplies and equipment efficiently to prevent wastage.
• Clean and disinfect dialysis machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments according to facility policy.
• Conduct preparation tasks and required dialysis machine alarm testing, including Pressure Holding Testing, and initiate the Solution Delivery System.
• Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement activities and review treatment sheets for completeness and appropriate corrections.
• Prepare initial patient charts and paperwork and prepare or print laboratory requisitions.
• Support infection-control audits, practices, and education for patients and families as directed and permitted by state law.
• Assist in training applicable direct patient care staff under nurse supervision.
• Monitor patients performing self-care under registered nurse supervision.
• In the Transitional Care Unit, follow newly admitted patients through their first four weeks of dialysis and coordinate transitional care.
• Reinforce education for new patients, coordinate appointments with appropriate staff, and help patients understand home dialysis products, benefits, and treatment options.
• Set up and perform treatments on machines used in the Transitional Care Unit, assist with peritoneal dialysis setup demonstrations, and coordinate transitions to patients' chosen modalities.
• Assist with Transitional Care Unit supply ordering and inventory.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Wellness plans.
• Health insurance.
• Matching 401(k).
• Flexible schedules.
• Paid time off.