Patient Care

• Provide safe and effective dialysis therapy under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse
• Set up and operate hemodialysis machines
• Assist with vascular access evaluation, cannulation, heparin administration, and hemostasis
• Obtain and document pre- and post-treatment vital signs, weights, evaluations, and treatment parameters
• Initiate, monitor, intervene in, and discontinue dialysis treatments according to prescribed orders and established procedures
• Calculate and enter dialysis machine programming for ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and UF modeling
• Monitor patients, machine safety, vascular access, alarms, and responses to interventions
• Report significant information, changes in patient condition, and unusual findings to the registered nurse or supervisor
• Obtain laboratory testing, prepare and collect specimens, and coordinate specimen courier collection
• Clean and disinfect dialysis machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments
• Participate in quality improvement, infection control, training, and patient/family education activities
• Follow newly admitted patients through their first four weeks of dialysis and coordinate transitional dialysis care
• Support education on home dialysis, treatment options, and peritoneal dialysis setup
• Set up and perform treatments on machines used in the transitional care unit
• Assist with supply ordering and inventory for the transitional care unit
• Travel between assigned facilities and various locations within the community

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