Patient Care Technician
Core
Provide safe, comfortable, and hygienic dialysis treatment to patients with end-stage renal failure or chronic kidney disease in an outpatient setting.
Role type
Patient Care Technician (PCT)
Builds
Dialysis treatment sessions for patients requiring 3x/week care
Domain
Healthcare / Nephrology / Dialysis
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Direct patient care, hemodialysis machine setup, vital signs monitoring, patient education, mixing acid or bicarb, working with blood and needles
Preferred skills
BONENT certification, Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), Phlebotomy certification
Responsibilities
Monitor patients before, during, and after dialysis; measure and record stats and observations; educate patients on kidney dialysis topics; work under supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN)
Seniority
Entry-level with paid training