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 educating patients on kidney disease.
Role type
Patient Care Technician (Dialysis)
Builds
In-center hemodialysis treatments
Domain
Healthcare / Nephrology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Comfort working with blood and needles, mixing acid or bicarb, direct patient care, monitoring patient vitals, hemodialysis machine setup
Preferred skills
BONENT certification, 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 before, during, and after dialysis; set up hemodialysis machines; educate patients on kidney disease; provide one-on-one patient care
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC