Full-Time

Certified Dialysis Technician

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Medical University of South Carolina

Medical University of South Carolina

Junior

Columbia, SC, USA

Category
Nursing & Allied Health Professionals
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

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Requirements
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Certified as a Clinical Hemodialysis Technician (CCHT) under a state certification program or a national commercially available program as a Patient Care Dialysis Technician
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers or an AHA recognized equivalent or an American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider
Responsibilities
  • Provides patient care under the direct visual supervision of a Registered Nurse or in a treatment room immediately adjacent to an RN
  • Responsible for reporting and documenting all new and unusual incidents, information, complaints, or problems to the RN
  • With documented competency and proficiency may set up and prime equipment as directed by the Registered Nurse for renal replacement therapies
  • Welcomes assigned patients and inquires as to their well-being since their last treatment
  • Reports any complaints or observations to the RN
  • Evaluates vascular access for patency and reports any unusual findings to RN
  • Obtains necessary pre and post treatment vital signs and weight
  • Performs vascular access cannulation and reports any difficulties in cannulation or unusual findings to RN
  • Responsible for calculating and entry of individual patients’ dialysis machine programming for Ultrafiltration (UF) goal; treatment time; Sodium (Na) modeling; and UF modeling as prescribed
  • Responsible for ensuring appropriate safety alarms are enabled including narrow venous limits
  • Records accurate and timely information regarding vital signs and treatment parameters onto the Hemodialysis Treatment Sheet with initial identification
  • Initiates renal replacement treatment according to prescribed orders including setting blood flow rate (QB) and dialysate flow rate (QD) or peritoneal dialysis as prescribed by the attending nephrologist
  • Collects, labels specimens and ensures timely delivery to laboratory per facility policy
  • Evaluates intradialytic problems and provides intervention as prescribed by physician’s order or as directed by RN
  • Monitors patient’s response to dialysis therapy and report any unusual findings to RN
  • Obtains vital signs prior to reinfusion; performing all relevant functions necessary for the discontinuation of treatment documentation
  • Reports any change or unusual findings to RN
  • Performs and document any intervention for unusual patient status and document patients’ response to intervention
  • Evaluates patients’ vascular access during treatment including arterial and venous monitoring pressures, provides appropriate intervention as needed, documents and reports any unusual findings to the RN
  • Discontinues dialysis treatment according to established procedures
  • Evaluates patient prior to termination of venous access – standing and sitting blood pressures prior to termination of venous access
  • Obtains hemostasis and applies appropriate dressings
  • Evaluates the patient prior to discharge and reports any unusual findings to the RN
  • Performs and records Pre and Post dialysis evaluation, weight and vital signs with initial identification
  • Other duties as required.
Desired Qualifications
  • 1 year of work experience
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