Patient Care

• Provide safe and effective dialysis therapy under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse
• Set up and operate hemodialysis machines
• Assist with maintaining a safe and clean working environment
• Educate patients regarding adequacy measures, disease processes, vascular access, infection control, and treatment options
• Welcome patients and inquire about their wellbeing
• Evaluate vascular access, perform cannulation, administer heparin as delegated or permitted by state law, and monitor access pressures
• 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
• Perform machine safety checks and ensure appropriate safety alarms are enabled
• Report significant information, patient-condition changes, and unusual findings to the registered nurse or supervisor
• Obtain laboratory testing and collect, label, prepare, store, and coordinate delivery of specimens
• Clean and disinfect dialysis machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments
• Conduct pretreatment machine alarm testing and initiate the Solution Delivery System
• Enter treatment data and complete, review, and correct treatment records and charts
• Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement and infection-control audits and practices
• Follow newly admitted patients through their first four weeks of dialysis and coordinate transitional dialysis care
• Support education about home dialysis, treatment options, peritoneal dialysis setup, and modality transition
• Set up and perform treatments on machines used in the transitional care unit
• Assist with transitional care unit supply ordering and inventory
• Assist in training applicable direct patient care staff under nurse supervision
• Monitor patients performing self-care under RN supervision

Patient Care Technician

• Provide safe and effective dialysis therapy under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse
• Set up and operate hemodialysis machines
• Assist with maintenance of a safe and clean working environment
• Educate patients regarding adequacy measures, disease process, and vascular access
• Welcome patients and assess wellbeing, vascular access, vital signs, weight, and treatment response
• Cannulate vascular access and administer heparin as delegated or permitted by state law
• Initiate, monitor, document, and discontinue dialysis treatments according to prescribed orders and established procedures
• Evaluate and intervene in intradialytic problems as directed
• Calculate and enter dialysis machine programming for ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and UF modeling
• Perform machine safety checks and report significant changes or unusual findings to the registered nurse or supervisor
• Obtain laboratory tests and collect, label, prepare, store, and arrange collection of specimens
• Clean and disinfect dialysis machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments
• Participate in CQI activities and enter treatment data accurately and timely into clinical applications
• Prepare patient charts and laboratory requisitions; review treatment sheets for completeness
• Support infection-control practices, audits, and patient/family education
• Follow newly admitted patients through their first four weeks of dialysis and coordinate transitional dialysis care
• Reinforce education on home dialysis and treatment options, demonstrate peritoneal dialysis setup, and assist with modality transitions
• Set up and perform treatments on all machines used in the transitional care unit
• Assist with TCU supply ordering and inventory
• Assist in training applicable direct patient-care staff under nurse supervision

• 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, and administer heparin as delegated or permitted by state law
• Obtain and document pre-, intra-, and post-treatment vital signs, weights, assessments, and treatment parameters
• Initiate and discontinue dialysis treatments according to prescribed orders and established procedures
• Monitor patient responses, evaluate intradialytic problems, and perform prescribed interventions
• Calculate and enter dialysis machine programming for ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and UF modeling
• Perform machine safety checks and ensure appropriate safety alarms are enabled
• Report significant patient information, changes, and unusual findings to the registered nurse or supervisor
• Obtain laboratory tests, collect and prepare specimens, and coordinate laboratory courier collection
• Maintain a safe and clean environment; clean and disinfect dialysis machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas
• Conduct pretreatment machine alarm testing and initiate the Solution Delivery System
• Enter treatment data accurately and review treatment sheets and patient charts for completeness
• Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement and infection control activities
• Support infection control education for patients and families under the direction of the CM or designee
• 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 home dialysis benefits
• Set up and perform treatments on machines used in the Transitional Care Unit
• Assist with modality transitions, supply ordering, and TCU inventory
• Assist in training applicable direct patient care staff under nurse supervision

• 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 since their last treatment
• Evaluate vascular access, perform cannulation, and administer heparin as delegated or allowed by state law
• Obtain and document pre- and post-treatment vital signs and weights
• Initiate, monitor, and discontinue dialysis treatments according to prescribed orders and established procedures
• Evaluate intradialytic problems and provide prescribed interventions
• Monitor patient responses and report significant changes to the registered nurse or supervisor
• Calculate and enter dialysis machine programming for ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and UF modeling
• Perform machine safety checks and document treatment parameters and interventions
• Obtain laboratory testing and prepare, label, store, and arrange courier collection of specimens
• Maintain a safe, clean environment; disinfect machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas
• Participate in CQI activities and infection control audits and practices
• Assist with training direct patient care staff under nurse supervision
• Follow newly admitted patients through their first four weeks of dialysis and coordinate transitional dialysis care
• Educate patients about treatment options, home dialysis, and peritoneal dialysis setup
• Coordinate transition to the patient's chosen 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
• Enter treatment data accurately and review treatment sheets and patient charts for completeness

Patient Care Technician, PCT

• Provide safe and effective dialysis therapy under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse
• Set up and operate hemodialysis machines
• Assist with maintaining a safe and clean working environment
• Support Quality Enhancement Program (QEP), CQI activities, patient satisfaction, and process improvement
• Provide patient-specific education regarding adequacy measures, disease process, and vascular access
• Welcome patients and assess their wellbeing
• Evaluate vascular access, perform cannulation, and administer heparin as delegated or permitted by state law
• Obtain and document pre- and post-treatment vital signs, weights, and evaluations
• Initiate and discontinue dialysis treatments according to prescribed orders and established procedures
• Monitor patient response, evaluate intradialytic problems, and provide prescribed interventions
• Calculate and enter dialysis machine programming for ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and UF modeling
• Perform machine safety checks and ensure appropriate safety alarms are enabled
• Document treatment parameters, patient condition, interventions, and treatment outcomes accurately and timely
• Report significant information, patient-condition changes, and unusual findings to the registered nurse or supervisor
• Obtain prescribed laboratory tests and prepare, label, store, and coordinate collection of specimens
• Clean and disinfect dialysis machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments
• Conduct pretreatment machine alarm testing and initiate the Solution Delivery System
• Assist with training direct patient care staff under nurse supervision
• Participate in 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 transition to the patient’s chosen 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
• Complete CQI records, treatment data entry, treatment-sheet reviews, and patient-chart preparation

• 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 their wellbeing
• Evaluate vascular access, perform cannulation, and administer heparin as delegated or permitted by state law
• Obtain and document pre- and post-treatment vital signs, weights, and evaluations
• Initiate, monitor, and discontinue dialysis treatments according to prescribed orders and established procedures
• Evaluate and intervene in intradialytic problems as prescribed or directed
• Monitor patient responses and report significant changes to the registered nurse or supervisor
• Calculate and enter dialysis machine programming for ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and UF modeling
• Perform machine safety checks and ensure appropriate safety alarms are enabled
• Obtain laboratory testing and prepare, collect, label, store, and arrange courier pickup for specimens
• Maintain a safe and clean environment; clean and disinfect machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas
• Support continuous quality improvement, infection control audits, and infection control education
• Monitor patients performing self-care under RN supervision
• Assist with training direct patient care staff under nurse supervision
• Follow newly admitted patients through their first four weeks of dialysis and coordinate transitional dialysis care
• Reinforce education about treatment options, home dialysis, and peritoneal dialysis setup
• Coordinate transitions to the patient’s chosen modality and liaise with FKC staff to support the patient experience
• Set up and perform treatments on all machines used in the transitional care unit
• Assist with TCU supply ordering and inventory
• Enter treatment data accurately, review treatment sheets, prepare charts, and complete required documentation

• 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 their wellbeing
• Evaluate vascular access, perform cannulation, and administer heparin as delegated or permitted by state law
• Obtain and document pre- and post-treatment vital signs, weights, and vascular access evaluations
• Initiate, monitor, and discontinue dialysis treatments according to prescribed orders and established procedures
• Evaluate and intervene in intradialytic problems as prescribed or directed
• Monitor patient responses to dialysis therapy and report significant changes to the registered nurse or supervisor
• Calculate and enter dialysis machine programming for ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and UF modeling
• Perform machine safety checks and ensure safety alarms are enabled
• Document treatment parameters, patient evaluations, interventions, and responses accurately and promptly
• Obtain prescribed laboratory tests and prepare, label, store, and arrange collection of specimens
• Maintain a safe, clean environment; clean and disinfect machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments
• Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement, infection control audits, and infection control education
• Assist with training direct patient care staff under nurse supervision
• Support transitional care for newly admitted patients during their first four weeks of dialysis
• Coordinate transitional dialysis care and liaise with appropriate staff to support patient experience
• Educate patients about home dialysis products, benefits, treatment options, and peritoneal dialysis setup
• Set up and perform treatments on machines used in the transitional care unit
• Assist with modality transitions, supply ordering, and inventory for the transitional care unit
• Review treatment sheets, prepare patient charts, complete lab requisitions, and maintain clinical records

• Prepare for clinic visits by reviewing next-day patients and completing preparation activities
• Enter pre-visit orders and prepare new patient charts
• Pick up X-rays, office charts, medical records, reports, petty cash, and collections bags
• File and return medical records and required patient documentation
• Attach HIPAA/Medicare documents to encounter forms
• Check in patients and verify demographic and insurance information in Maestro Care
• Educate patients on required forms and obtain signatures
• Collect and post copayments and account balances
• Prepare, audit, batch, and post encounter forms and charges
• Coordinate labs, procedures, ancillary services, and requisitions
• Schedule tests, procedures, and return appointments
• Explain billing and determine cash collection amounts based on insurance plans
• Check out patients
• Answer telephones, take and deliver messages, and accurately report medical information
• Disseminate messages according to practice communication standards

Patient Care Associate – PSA

• Provide safe and effective dialysis therapy under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse
• Set up and operate hemodialysis machines
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment
• Support Quality Enhancement Program (QEP), Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), patient satisfaction, and process improvement activities
• Educate patients regarding adequacy measures, disease process, and vascular access
• Welcome assigned patients and assess wellbeing
• Evaluate vascular access, perform cannulation, and administer heparin as delegated or permitted by state law
• Obtain and document pre- and post-treatment vital signs, weights, and evaluations
• Initiate, monitor, and discontinue dialysis treatments according to prescribed orders and established procedures
• Evaluate intradialytic problems and provide prescribed interventions
• Monitor patient response and report significant changes to the registered nurse or supervisor
• Calculate and enter dialysis machine programming for ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and UF modeling
• Perform machine safety checks and ensure appropriate safety alarms are enabled
• Document treatment parameters, patient information, interventions, and responses accurately and timely
• Obtain laboratory testing and prepare, label, store, and coordinate collection of specimens
• Clean blood spills and disinfect dialysis machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments
• Prepare, organize, and efficiently use supplies and equipment
• Monitor patients performing self-care under RN supervision
• Assist with training applicable direct patient care staff under nurse supervision
• Maintain environmental integrity and follow business, ethical, and infection-control policies
• Complete CQI records and enter treatment data into the designated clinical application
• Review treatment sheets, complete/correct omissions, and prepare patient charts and lab requisitions
• 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 transition to the patient's chosen modality
• Set up and perform treatments on machines in the Transitional Care Unit
• Assist with Transitional Care Unit supply ordering and inventory

• 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 their wellbeing
• Evaluate vascular access, perform cannulation, administer delegated heparin, and monitor access during treatment
• Obtain and document pre- and post-treatment vital signs, weights, evaluations, and treatment parameters
• Initiate and discontinue dialysis treatments according to prescribed orders and established procedures
• Monitor patient responses, evaluate intradialytic problems, and perform prescribed interventions
• Calculate and enter dialysis machine programming for ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and UF modeling
• Perform machine safety checks and ensure appropriate safety alarms are enabled
• Report significant changes or unusual findings to the registered nurse or supervisor
• Obtain laboratory tests, collect and prepare specimens, and coordinate courier collection
• Clean and disinfect dialysis machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments
• Maintain a safe, clean, and environmentally compliant work area
• Enter treatment data accurately and timely into the designated clinical application
• Review treatment sheets, complete records, prepare patient charts, and conduct CQI activities
• 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' chosen modality and assist with TCU supply ordering and inventory
• Assist in training applicable direct patient care staff under nursing supervision