Patient Care Technician
Core
Provide safe, comfortable, and hygienic dialysis treatment to patients with end-stage renal failure or chronic kidney disease, including monitoring stats and operating hemodialysis machines.
Role type
Patient Care Technician (Dialysis)
Builds
Dialysis treatment sessions for patients
Domain
Healthcare / Nephrology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Comfortable working with blood and needles, ability to mix acid or bicarb, ability to work 8-12 hour shifts, ability to work flexible schedules including mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays
Preferred skills
BONENT Certified, Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), Phlebotomy certification, prior healthcare experience
Technologies
Hemodialysis machines
Responsibilities
Measure and record patient stats and observations, set up hemodialysis machines, educate patients on kidney disease, work under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN)
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC