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Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• 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 the organization’s culture, values, and customer service standards.
• Successfully complete the organization’s dialysis training program to continue employment.
• Successfully complete CPR certification to continue employment.
• Take 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 the physical functions described, including frequent prolonged standing, bending, patient assistance and movement, and lifting or lowering supplies and solutions.

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 applicable policies, procedures, training, and regulations.
• Set up and operate hemodialysis machines and perform required pretreatment machine alarm testing, including Pressure Holding (PHT).
• Welcome assigned patients and ask about their wellbeing since their prior treatment.
• Evaluate vascular access for patency before treatment, perform cannulation, and administer heparin when delegated or permitted by state law.
• Obtain and document pre- and post-treatment vital signs and weights, including the required patient identification and evaluations.
• Initiate dialysis according to prescribed orders, including blood flow and dialysate flow, and program ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and UF modeling as prescribed.
• Ensure appropriate safety alarms are enabled, including Narrow Venous Limits (NVL) 160, and conduct machine safety checks according to facility policy.
• Monitor patients’ responses to dialysis and evaluate and address intradialytic problems as prescribed or directed.
• Obtain vital signs before reinfusion, discontinue treatment according to established procedures, evaluate patients before termination of venous access, obtain hemostasis, and apply appropriate dressings.
• Evaluate patients before discharge and report significant information, changes in condition, unusual findings, or access concerns to the registered nurse or supervisor.
• Perform and document interventions for unusual patient status and record patients’ responses to interventions.
• Monitor vascular access during treatment, including arterial and venous pressures, and document and report unusual findings.
• Complete accurate and timely treatment documentation, including the Hemodialysis Treatment Sheet and, when applicable, progress notes; review sheets for completeness and ensure omissions are corrected by appropriate staff.
• Obtain prescribed laboratory tests; prepare, collect, label, store, and arrange courier collection of specimens according to laboratory requirements.
• Clean blood spills promptly with the appropriate disinfectant and clean and disinfect machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments.
• Prepare, organize, and use supplies and equipment efficiently to prevent waste; maintain a safe and clean environment.
• Monitor patients performing self-care under RN supervision.
• Assist with training applicable direct patient care staff on appropriate programs under nurse supervision.
• Follow organization policies, procedures, systems, and ethical business practices, and participate in CQI activities.
• Prepare initial patient charts and compile admission paperwork; prepare or print laboratory requisitions for prescribed or stat specimens.
• Assist with infection-control audits, support staff and patient adherence to infection-control practices, follow infection-control procedures, and reinforce patient and family education under appropriate 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 dialysis care.
• Reinforce education and care information for new patients, liaise with appropriate staff to support the patient experience, and help ensure disciplines see patients according to plan.
• Help patients understand home dialysis products and benefits, treatment options, and peritoneal dialysis setup; assist with transition to the patient’s chosen modality.
• Set up and perform treatments on machines used in the Transitional Care Unit and assist with supply ordering and inventory.