Summary:

• Certified Hemodialysis Patient tech is any person who provides direct care to patients and who is not classified as another professional, like a nurse, dietitian or social worker.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse
• Weighs patient and takes vital signs before, during and after treatment
• Sets up dialysis machines in readiness for therapy and breaks machine down after therapy based on company protocol
• Follow established safety and infection control precautions, policies and procedure
• Perform catheter care under the direction of a registered nurse
• Cannulate effectively as per protocol and under the supervision of a nurse
• Collects information for the charge nurse during patient assessment and evaluation
• Collects Pre and Post dialysis blood samples
• Spins blood sample before temporary cold storage
• Keeps work area clean
• Performs monthly drain maintenance
• Collects water samples for testing as needed
• Trouble-shoots machine problems as needed
• Documents vital signs and machine pressures as per protocol
• Treat patients and families with respect

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Must complete a training program that is approved by the medical director and governing body, under the direction of a registered nurse, focused on the operation of kidney dialysis equipment and machines, providing direct patient care, and communication and interpersonal skills, including patient sensitivity training and care of difficult patients.
• Meet training credentialing, competency, standards of practice, certification, and licensure in the state in which he or she is employed as a dialysis technician;
• Must have a high school equivalent diploma or equivalency
• Able to lift and move fifty (50) pounds