Patient Care Specialist

4 days ago


Janesville, United States Fresenius Medical Care North America Full time
Job Summary

Fresenius Medical Care North America is seeking a skilled Patient Care Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our dialysis healthcare team, you will play a vital role in providing safe and effective dialysis therapy to patients under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse.

Key Responsibilities
  • Patient Care
    • Assist patients with their dialysis treatment, ensuring their safety and comfort throughout the process.
    • Evaluate patients' vascular access for patency and perform vascular access cannulation as delegated or allowed by state law.
    • Obtain necessary pre- and post-treatment vital signs and weight, and perform vascular access evaluation pre-treatment.
    • Initiate dialysis treatment according to prescribed orders, including blood flow (QB) and dialysate flow (QD).
    • Monitor patients' response to dialysis therapy and provide intervention as prescribed by physician order or as directed.
  • Staff Support
    • Assist in training of direct patient care staff on appropriate programs under the supervision of a nurse.
    • Support staff and patient adherence to infection control practices.
  • Record Keeping
    • Enter all treatment data into the designated clinical application in an accurate and timely manner.
    • Review treatment sheets for completeness and ensure nursing signatures are documented.
  • Infection Control
    • Assist in collecting information for infection control audits.
    • Support staff and patient adherence to infection control practices.
  • Transitional Care Unit
    • Follow all newly admitted patients through their first 4 weeks of dialysis and coordinate their transitional dialysis care.
    • Reinforce all education and care-related matters as it relates to the new patient.
Requirements
  • Education and Licenses
    • 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.
  • Experience and Required Skills
    • Previous patient care experience in a hospital setting or related facility preferred.
    • Continued employment is dependent on successful completion of the organization's dialysis training program and successful completion of CPR certification.
Work Environment

The work environment is characteristic of a healthcare facility with air temperature control and moderate noise levels. May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases/materials.



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