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Patient Care Technician – Dialysis
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 machine operation, patient monitoring, and infection control practices. Proficient in patient care documentation, education, and coordination of transitional dialysis care.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Dialysis Therapy AdministrationHemodialysis Machine OperationPatient Vital Signs MonitoringInfection Control PracticesPatient Care Experience
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Hard Skills
CannulationUltrafiltration CalculationLaboratory Specimen HandlingPatient Chart PreparationDialysis Treatment Monitoring
Soft Skills
Customer Service CommitmentTeam CollaborationPatient Education
Tools & Technologies
Dialysis MachinesClinical Applications
Certifications & Qualifications
CMS-Approved CertificationCPR Certification
Industry Keywords
Patient CareInfection ControlTransitional CareCQI ActivitiesHeavy Lifting
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
- Evaluate vascular access, perform cannulation, administer delegated heparin, and monitor access pressures
- Obtain and document patient vital signs, weights, treatment parameters, evaluations, and responses
- Initiate, monitor, intervene in, and discontinue dialysis treatments according to prescribed orders and procedures
- Calculate and enter ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and UF modeling
- Perform machine safety checks and ensure appropriate safety alarms are enabled
- Report significant information, changes in patient condition, and unusual findings to the registered nurse or supervisor
- Obtain laboratory tests, prepare and handle specimens, and coordinate laboratory courier collection
- Maintain a safe, clean environment and disinfect dialysis equipment and treatment areas
- Monitor patients performing self-care under RN supervision
- Assist with training direct patient care staff under nurse supervision
- Participate in CQI activities and enter treatment data accurately into clinical applications
- Prepare patient charts and laboratory requisitions and review treatment records for completeness
- Support infection control audits, practices, and patient/family education
- Follow newly admitted patients through their first four weeks of dialysis and coordinate transitional dialysis care
- Reinforce education about home dialysis, treatment options, and peritoneal dialysis setup
- Coordinate transitions to patients' selected dialysis modality
- Set up and perform treatments on machines used in the transitional care unit
- Assist with supply ordering and inventory for the transitional care unit
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
- Demonstrated commitment to organization culture, values, and customer service standards
- Previous patient care experience in a hospital setting or a related facility preferred
- Continued employment is dependent on successful completion of the organization dialysis training program
- Continued employment is dependent on successful completion of CPR certification
- Employees are required to take the Ishihara's Color Blindness test as a condition of employment
- Ability to provide direct patient care involving heavy lifting and moving patients, assisting with ambulation, prolonged standing, bending, and lifting up to 40 lbs.
- Ability to travel between assigned facilities and various locations within the community
- Must follow infection control policies and procedures
Benefits
Comp & perks- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- Two-person assist program and material assist devices for heavier items
- Equal opportunity employment
- Drug-free workplace