Dialysis Tech - Bay Creek Dialysis

Job Title: Dialysis Tech Department: Dialysis Location: Bay Creek Hours Per Week: 40 Schedule: 5:00AM-9:00PM SUMMARY:

As a Dialysis Tech, your attention to detail and kind, patient focused attitude while administering dialysis is crucial to sustaining the lives of our patients.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Patient Care - Set up and deliver dialysis treatment; cannulate fistula or graft; obtain blood samples and culture specimens; calculate fluid removal based on nursing assessment; respond to treatment complications and inspect and evaluate dialysis access site, under direction of the Registered Nurse.
• Reporting - Monitor patient's vital signs during treatment and record observations and interventions in Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system; report patient status changes to RN when appropriate; retrieve lab results when necessary.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or an equivalent combination of education and healthcare related work experience.
• Dialysis Technician National Certification required within 18 months of hire

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1 year of experience in patient care or as an EMT preferred.
• Strong customer service, computer, and communication skills preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.

PAY RANGE:

$18.50 - $20.85