Acute Inpatient Patient Care Technician - PCT CCHT - Dialysis
Core
Provides direct acute inpatient dialysis therapy and patient care under RN supervision in a hemodialysis setting.
Role type
Acute Inpatient Patient Care Technician (PCT/CCHT)
Builds
Safe and effective dialysis treatments for assigned patients
Domain
Healthcare / Nephrology / Dialysis
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Vascular access cannulation, equipment setup and priming, vital signs monitoring, treatment parameter programming, specimen collection, intradialytic intervention, patient evaluation and documentation
Preferred skills
CCHT certification, experience with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) or peritoneal dialysis
Technologies
Hemodialysis machines, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) systems, peritoneal dialysis systems
Responsibilities
Perform vascular access cannulation and monitor access patency; Initiate and monitor renal replacement treatments; Calculate and program dialysis machine settings; Evaluate and document patient vital signs and response to therapy; Collect and label lab specimens; Assist with patient ambulation and heavy lifting; Discontinue treatments and apply dressings.
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on clinical staff