Dialysis Technician

(overtime available)

Days off will be every Sunday and EITHER Tues., Wed., or Thurs. (second day off will be set during orientation.)

Orientation: Has to be scheduled on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday - 8:30 am until approximately noon

Cannot bring cell phone or smart watch into the institution. Will need to report with a valid driver's license. Items must be in a clear plastic bag.

Job Duties/Responsibilities/Functions (including but not limited to)

• Prepares dialysate according to established procedures and patient's prescription

• Obtains and documents pre-dialysis vital signs to include weight and temperature

• Inspects patient's dialysis access and inserts needed and initiates dialysis according to unit protocol and

patient prescription

• Measures, calculates and adjusts blood flow rates according to established protocols and prescription

• Administers anticoagulant according to unit protocols and prescription

• Changes fluid removal rate and patient position and administers Normal Saline as directed by RN, ALP

order or unit protocol

• Monitors vital signs (temperature, pulse, etc.) and patient condition then documents observations

appropriately

• Documents patient treatment parameters and communicates patient's conditions and issues to RNs

• Monitors patients and equipment, responds to alarms and readjusts treatment parameters as defined by

established protocols and individual patient requirements

• Responds appropriately to dialysis related emergencies such as hypotensive episodes, needle

displacement or infiltration, clotting episodes, blood leaks, air eboli, etc., and initiates CPR in the event of a

cardiac or respiratory arrest

• Discontinues dialysis and establishes hemostasis following unit protocol and inspects, cleans, and dresses

access according to unit protocol

• Obtains and records post dialysis vital signs, including weight and temperature

• Verifies absence of residual sterilants;

• Takes fluid samples or other specimens for testing and prepares them for shipping

• Discards dialysis supplies and sanitizes the equipment according to the manufacturer and unit protocols

• Communicates emotional, medical, psychosocial, and nutritional concerns to the RN or ALP when needed

• Under the direction of a registered nurse, monitors and documents the status of, and instructs patient in

case of, vascular accesses, etc.

• Reinforces treatment care with the patient

• Ensures patient has adequate patient care supplies and monitors inventories

• Assists nursing staff in administering basic treatments (e.g., hemodialysis therapy, etc.)

• Maintains professional conduct, good communication skills and confidentiality in the care of the patients

and participates in the multidisciplinary process

• Reviews lab work and physician orders

• Performs basic clinical procedures (e.g., changing bandages)

• Readies the dialysis equipment before treatment and cares for the equipment after treatment

• Tests monitors and machine functions, including alarms, conductivity and temperature;

• Sets monitors and alarms according to unit and manufacturer protocols

• Completes flow sheets (via EMR) in order to verify patient billing

• Complies with agency policies and procedures in accordance with state and federal regulations for patient

care and services (CMS, HIPAA, OSHA, and other governing agencies)

• Participates in quality assurance and cost containment programs

• Participates in individual and group projects as directed by management

• Other duties, as assigned.