Acute Inpatient Patient Care Technician - PCT CCHT - Dialysis
Core
Provides safe and effective dialysis therapy for assigned patients in an acute inpatient setting as part of the hemodialysis health care team.
Role type
Acute Inpatient Patient Care Technician (PCT/CCHT)
Builds
Renal replacement therapies (hemodialysis, continuous renal replacement, peritoneal dialysis)
Domain
Healthcare / Nephrology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Vascular access cannulation, equipment setup and priming, vital signs monitoring, vascular access evaluation, treatment parameter programming, specimen collection, intradialytic problem intervention, patient weight management
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Hemodialysis machines, peritoneal dialysis systems
Responsibilities
Set up and prime dialysis equipment, perform vascular access cannulation, monitor patient response to therapy, calculate and enter dialysis machine programming, evaluate vascular access patency, collect and label specimens, discontinue treatment and ensure hemostasis, document treatment parameters and patient status
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC