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About the Role

Functions as part of the dialysis health care team in providing safe and effective dialysis therapy for patients under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse. Responsible for the setup and operation of hemodialysis machines and maintaining a safe and clean working environment. Supports the organization's commitment to Quality Enhancement Programs and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing patient-specific education regarding dialysis adequacy measures and disease process/access.
• Evaluate vascular access for patency, perform cannulation, and administer heparin as delegated.
• Obtain pre and post treatment vital signs and weight.
• Initiate dialysis treatment according to prescribed orders.
• Evaluate and intervene in intradialytic problems.
• Monitor patients' response to dialysis therapy.
• Discontinue dialysis treatment according to established procedures.
• Obtain Hemostasis and apply appropriate dressings.
• Evaluate the patient prior to discharge.
• Perform and record pre and post dialysis evaluation, weight, and vital signs.
• Calculate and enter dialysis machine programming for Ultrafiltration (UF) goal, treatment time, and UF modeling.
• Ensure appropriate safety alarms are enabled.
• Record accurate and timely information regarding vital signs and treatment parameters.
• Document information related to patient treatment, including progress notes.
• Report significant information or changes in patient condition to the registered nurse or supervisor.
• Observe patient and conduct machine safety checks.
• Perform and document interventions for unusual patient status and document patients' response.
• Evaluate patients’ vascular access during treatment and provide appropriate intervention.
• Obtain all prescribed laboratory testing and prepare specimens for collection.
• Clean and disinfect dialysis machine, equipment, and surrounding area.
• Conduct all tasks necessary for preparation for dialysis treatment and perform required pretreatment dialysis machine alarm testing.
• Initiate Solution Delivery System (SDS) system.
• Complete and document ongoing participation in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities.
• Enter all treatment data into the designated clinical application.
• Review treatment sheets for completeness and ensure documentation is accurate.
• Prepare initial patient chart for admission and compile paperwork.
• Prepare/print lab requisitions and collect, label, prepare, and store lab samples.
• Ensure collection of lab specimens by appropriate lab courier.
• Assist in collecting information for infection control audits.
• Support staff and patient adherence to infection control practices.
• Follow infection control policies and procedures.
• Participate in and reinforce infection control education of patients and families.
• Follow newly admitted patients through their first 4 weeks of dialysis and coordinate transitional dialysis care.
• Reinforce education and care related matters for new patients.
• Liaise with appropriate staff members to provide the best patient experience.
• Assist in assuring patient understanding of home dialysis products and benefits.
• Set and perform a treatment on all machines used in the transitional care unit.
• Assist in assuring patient understanding of treatment options, including demonstration of peritoneal dialysis set-up.
• Assist with coordination of transition to patient’s modality choice.
• Assist with supply ordering and inventory for TCU.

Requirements

• High School diploma or G.E.D. required.
• Must meet Center for Medicaid/Medicare Services (CMS)-approved state and/or national certification requirements within the required state or CMS timeline.
• All appropriate state licensure, education, and training (if any) required.
• Demonstrated commitment to organization culture, values, and customer service standards.
• Previous patient care experience in a hospital setting or a related facility preferred.
• Continued employment is dependent on successful completion of the organization dialysis training program and successful completion of CPR certification.
• Employees are required to take the Ishihara's Color Blindness test as a condition of employment.
• The Company will consider whether reasonable accommodations can be made for failing the Ishihara Test for Color Blindness.

Skills

• Dialysis therapy
• Hemodialysis machine operation
• Patient care
• Vascular access cannulation
• Heparin administration
• Vital signs monitoring
• Machine safety checks
• Laboratory specimen collection
• Infection control practices
• CPR certification

Location

• Community

Work Type

• Full-time
• Onsite

Experience Level

• Entry Level
• Preferred: Hospital setting or related facility patient care experience

Education Level

• High School diploma or G.E.D.
• Nationally certified dialysis technician (upon completion of training)

Salary/Compensations

• $18.00 - $29.00 per hour

Benefits

• Major holidays off
• 12 weeks of paid on-the-job training for national certification
• Pay increase and promotion upon certification
• Up to $5,200 RN tuition reimbursement per calendar year

About the Company

• Voted America's 'Most Loved Workplaces' by Newsweek.
• Around 110,000 dedicated employees, 292,000 patients, and 3,600 dialysis centers.
• Largest provider of renal care products and services in the nation, including state-of-the-art dialysis machines, dialyzers and pharmaceuticals.
• Home to the country's largest renal specialty laboratories.
• Maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

Equal Opportunity

• An equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, national origin, age, disability, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.