Dialysis Technician

6 days ago

Janesville, Wisconsin, United States Mercy Health System Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Dialysis Technician to join our team at Mercy Health System. As a Dialysis Technician, you will be responsible for providing specialized direct patient care under the direction of the Registered Nurse.

Key Responsibilities
  • Initiate and discontinue dialysis treatments and monitoring of patients throughout treatments.
  • Maintain a professional manner, appearance, and behavior.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable regulations and maintain certification as a Dialysis Technician.
  • Perform daily and intermittent water room checks and ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
  • Record equipment status, repair, and other regulatory points of documentation.
  • Interview patients, collect patient assessment data, measure vital signs, and record information on patients' treatment records.
  • Set up patient stations, including chairs, supplies, and machines pre-treatment, and enter data into machines.
  • Take down and clean machines post-treatment, cannulate patient access, and remove needles when treatment is complete.
  • Initiate and perform treatments, collect lab specimens, and prepare heparin for catheter flush.
  • Perform dialysis catheter care, access catheters, flush, and heparinize catheters.
  • Perform water, dialysate, and machine safety checks, and perform LAL, water, and dialysate collection for testing.
  • Inventories and orders medical supplies, performs vascular access monitoring, and data collection.
  • Participates in department performance improvement, education, and training, and collection of lab specimens.
Culture of Excellence Behavior Expectations

To perform this job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following behavior expectations:

  • Quality - Follows policies and procedures, adapts to and manages changes in the environment, demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, and looks for ways to improve and promote quality.
  • Service - Responds promptly to requests for service and assistance, follows the Mercyhealth Critical Moments of service, meets commitments, and abides by MH confidentiality and security agreement.
  • Partnering - Shows commitment to the Mission of Mercyhealth and Culture of Excellence through all words and actions, exhibits objectivity and openness to other's views, and demonstrates a high level of participation and engagement in day-to-day work.
  • Cost - Conserves organization resources, understands fiscal responsibility, works within approved budget, and develops and implements cost-saving measures.
Education and Experience

One-year certificate from college or technical school, or three to six months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certification and Licensure

Required Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician (NNCC or BONET). CNA, CMA, LPN, or a Phlebotomy certification preferred. Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.

Skills and Abilities

Adaptability to changing priorities and good interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with team members and patients with positive response. Use assistive devices to move patients from wheelchairs to dialysis chairs. Knowledge of venipuncture and lab specimen collection protocols preferred. Typing skills and electronic medical record input required.

Special Physical Demands

The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands or arms, talk or hear, and use hands to handle, finger, and feel. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, kneel, crawl, stoop, crouch, and taste or smell. The employee must be able to assist transferring and ambulating patients. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move more than 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 500 pounds.

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