Patient Care Technician Jobs in San Jose, AZ

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Must meet CMS-approved state and/or national certification requirements within the applicable state or CMS timeline.
• Must hold any applicable state licensure and meet required 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.
• Must take the Ishihara Color Blindness test as a condition of employment; failing the test does not automatically preclude employment, and reasonable accommodations may be considered.
• Ability to perform direct patient care involving frequent and prolonged standing, bending, lifting and moving patients, and assisting with ambulation.
• Ability to push or pull equipment with up to 15 pounds of force; frequently lift and lower solutions up to 30 pounds and occasionally lift up to 40 pounds as high as five feet. Assistance and material-assist devices are available for heavier items.
• Ability to travel between assigned facilities and various community locations.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Provide dialysis therapy under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse and in accordance with policies, procedures, training, and applicable regulations.
• Set up and operate hemodialysis machines and conduct required machine safety checks and pretreatment alarm testing, including Pressure Holding Testing (PHT).
• Welcome assigned patients and ask about their wellbeing since their previous treatment.
• Evaluate vascular access, perform cannulation, administer heparin as delegated or permitted by state law, and monitor access pressures during treatment.
• Obtain and document pre-, intra-, and post-treatment vital signs, weights, and patient evaluations.
• Initiate dialysis according to prescribed orders, including blood-flow and dialysate-flow settings, and program ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and modeling as prescribed.
• Monitor patients’ responses, evaluate intradialytic problems, perform prescribed or directed interventions, document responses, and report significant changes or unusual findings to a registered nurse or supervisor.
• Discontinue treatment according to established procedures, assess patients before termination and discharge, obtain hemostasis, and apply appropriate dressings.
• Ensure required safety alarms are enabled, including Narrow Venous Limits (NVL) 160.
• Maintain accurate and timely treatment records, including treatment sheets, progress notes where applicable, and entries in the designated clinical application.
• Obtain prescribed laboratory tests; collect, label, prepare, store, and arrange for pickup of specimens according to laboratory requirements.
• Clean blood spills promptly using appropriate disinfectant and clean and disinfect machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments.
• Prepare and organize supplies and equipment efficiently to prevent waste; assist with ordering and inventory for the Transitional Care Unit.
• Monitor patients performing self-care under RN supervision.
• Assist in training applicable direct patient care staff on appropriate programs under nurse supervision.
• Follow organizational business policies, procedures, ethical practices, and infection-control policies; support patient and staff adherence to infection-control practices.
• Participate in and document CQI activities and assist with infection-control audits and patient and family education under the direction of the Clinical Manager or designee, as permitted by state law.
• In the Transitional Care Unit, follow newly admitted patients through their first four weeks of dialysis, reinforce education, coordinate care and appointments, and assist patients in understanding treatment and home-dialysis options.
• Perform treatments on machines used in the Transitional Care Unit, assist with demonstrations such as peritoneal dialysis setup, and help coordinate the transition to the patient’s chosen modality.
• Review treatment sheets for completeness, ensure nursing signatures are documented, and have appropriate staff complete or correct omitted entries.
• Prepare initial patient charts and paperwork and prepare or print requisitions for prescribed or stat laboratory specimens.