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Patient Care Technician
Fresenius Medical Care. Provide safe and effective dialysis therapy under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in providing safe and effective dialysis therapy, including hemodialysis machine operation, patient assessment, and vascular access procedures. Proficient in maintaining patient safety, documentation, and infection control practices while delivering high-quality patient care.
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Dialysis ExperienceVascular Access CannulationPatient Care ExperienceCMS Certification RequirementsCPR Certification
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Hard Skills
Hemodialysis Machine OperationPatient AssessmentUltrafiltration CalculationLaboratory Specimen PreparationTreatment Documentation
Soft Skills
Customer Service CommitmentTeam CollaborationPatient Education
Tools & Technologies
Dialysis MachinesPatient ChartsInfection Control Practices
Certifications & Qualifications
CMS-Approved CertificationCPR Certification
Industry Keywords
Dialysis TherapyPatient CareInfection ControlTransitional CarePatient Wellbeing
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide safe and effective dialysis therapy under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse
- Set up and operate hemodialysis machines
- Welcome patients and assess wellbeing, vascular access, vital signs, weights, and treatment response
- Perform vascular access cannulation and delegated heparin administration as permitted by state law
- Initiate, monitor, intervene in, document, and discontinue dialysis treatments according to prescribed orders and facility procedures
- Calculate and enter dialysis machine programming for ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and UF modeling
- Monitor machine safety alarms, patients, vascular access pressures, and unusual findings
- Obtain laboratory tests, prepare specimens, and coordinate collection by laboratory courier
- Maintain a safe, clean environment; disinfect machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas
- Train applicable direct patient care staff under nurse supervision
- Enter treatment data, review treatment sheets, maintain patient charts, and complete CQI documentation
- Support infection-control audits, practices, and patient/family education
- Follow newly admitted patients through their first four weeks of dialysis and coordinate transitional care
- Educate patients on home dialysis, treatment options, peritoneal dialysis setup, and modality transitions
- Set up and perform treatments on machines in the transitional care unit
- Assist with TCU supply ordering and inventory
- Travel between Springfield Center in Springfield, Vermont, and Fresenius clinics in Claremont and/or Lebanon, New Hampshire
Requirements
What you’ll need- High School diploma or G.E.D. required
- Must meet Center for Medicaid/Medicare Services (CMS)-approved state and/or national certification requirements within the required state or CMS timeline
- All appropriate state licensure, education, and training required
- Previous patient care experience in a hospital setting or related facility preferred
- Dialysis experience highly preferred or high-level, hospital-preferred patient care experience
- Continued employment dependent on successful completion of the organization dialysis training program and CPR certification
- Must pass the Ishihara Color Blindness test as a condition of employment; reasonable accommodations considered
- Ability to travel between assigned facilities and various community locations
- Ability to perform direct patient care involving heavy lifting, moving patients, assisting with ambulation, prolonged standing, bending, and lifting up to 40 pounds
- Demonstrated commitment to organization culture, values, and customer service standards
Benefits
Comp & perks- Equal opportunity employer and nondiscrimination policy
- Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities
- Two-person assist program and material-assist devices for heavier items
- Successful completion of organization dialysis training program
- CPR certification upon continued employment requirement