Patient Care

• Provide safe and effective dialysis therapy under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse
• Set up and operate hemodialysis machines
• Welcome assigned patients and assess wellbeing
• Evaluate vascular access, perform cannulation, and administer heparin as delegated or permitted by law
• Obtain and document pre- and post-treatment vital signs, weights, and vascular access evaluations
• Initiate, monitor, intervene in, and discontinue dialysis treatments according to prescribed orders and procedures
• Calculate and enter dialysis machine programming for ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and UF modeling
• Monitor patients’ responses, machine safety, vascular access pressures, and safety alarms
• Document treatment parameters, patient evaluations, interventions, and progress notes accurately and timely
• Report significant information, changes in patient condition, and unusual findings to the registered nurse or supervisor
• Obtain laboratory tests, prepare specimens, and coordinate collection and courier pickup
• Clean and disinfect machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments
• Assist with training direct patient care staff under nurse supervision
• Participate in CQI activities and infection-control audits and practices
• Follow newly admitted patients through their first four weeks of dialysis and coordinate transitional dialysis care
• Reinforce education about treatment options, home dialysis products, and peritoneal dialysis setup
• Coordinate transitions to patients’ modality choices and assist with TCU supply ordering and inventory

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