Patient Care Technician Jobs in San Jose, AZ

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Meet applicable CMS-approved state and/or national certification requirements within the required state or CMS timeline.
• Meet all applicable state licensure, education, and training requirements.
• Demonstrated commitment to the organization’s culture, values, and customer service standards.
• Successful completion of the organization’s dialysis training program is required for continued employment.
• Successful completion of CPR certification is required for continued employment.
• Ability to perform the physical demands of the role, including frequent and prolonged standing, bending, assisting with patient mobility, and lifting or lowering solutions up to 30 pounds frequently and up to 40 pounds occasionally.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Provide dialysis therapy under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse and in accordance with policies, procedures, training, and applicable regulations.
• 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-, intra-, and post-treatment vital signs and weights, including vascular access evaluations and patient identification.
• 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 ultrafiltration modeling.
• Check and enable required machine safety alarms, including Narrow Venous Limits, and conduct machine safety checks and pretreatment alarm testing, including Pressure Holding testing.
• Monitor patient response to therapy, evaluate intradialytic problems, intervene as prescribed or directed, and report significant changes or unusual findings to a registered nurse or supervisor.
• Obtain hemostasis, apply appropriate dressings, evaluate patients before discharge, and document treatment and interventions accurately and promptly.
• Obtain prescribed laboratory tests; prepare, label, store, and arrange collection of specimens in accordance with laboratory requirements.
• Clean and disinfect machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments; immediately clean blood spills according to facility policy.
• Prepare, organize, and efficiently use supplies and equipment to prevent wastage.
• Monitor patients performing self-care under RN supervision.
• Assist in training applicable direct patient care staff on appropriate programs under nurse supervision.
• Follow organization business policies, procedures, systems, and ethical business practices.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment and complete tasks necessary to prepare for dialysis treatments, including initiating the Solution Delivery System.
• Participate in and document ongoing Continuous Quality Improvement activities; enter treatment data accurately and review treatment sheets for completeness and required signatures.
• Prepare initial patient charts and paperwork; prepare laboratory requisitions and ensure specimens are collected by the appropriate courier.
• Assist with infection-control audits, reinforce adherence to infection-control practices, and provide infection-control education to patients and families under appropriate direction.
• In the Transitional Care Unit, follow newly admitted patients through their first four weeks of dialysis and coordinate transitional care.
• Reinforce education and care information for new patients, liaise with appropriate staff to support the patient experience, and help ensure visits are scheduled according to the care plan.
• Help patients understand home dialysis products, the benefits of home dialysis, and treatment options, including demonstrating peritoneal dialysis setup.
• Assist with coordination of transition to the patient’s chosen modality and help manage Transitional Care Unit supplies and inventory.
• Set up and perform treatments on all machines used in the Transitional Care Unit.