Job Description

Job Description

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Summary of Job Purpose

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• To perform and deliver patient care activities and related non-professional services for the chronic hemodialysis patient under the direction of a Registered Professional Nurse.
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Essential Job Responsibilities

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• The following is a summary of the essential functions of this job. The employee may perform other duties, both major and minor, that are not mentioned below; and specific functions may change from time to time. \n\n\t
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  • Initiates, monitors patient throughout treatment and terminates hemodialysis treatments.
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  • Ensures patient safety through recognition and appropriate response to emergency situations. Notifies RN immediately.
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  • Performs and documents ongoing care of the Dialysis patient. Participates in established patient care plans and ongoing educational needs.
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  • Participates in patient and/or family conferences and serves as patient advocate.
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  • Assists with data collection and monitoring for P.I.
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  • Provides feedback to the RN/LPN regarding observations of patient.
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  • Sees that cultural practices will be addressed and supported as long as such practices do not harm others or interfere with the planned course of medical treatment.
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  • Participates in all duties assigned to machine tech and PCT.
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  • Maintains a clean environment and adheres to infection control practices in the Dialysis unit.
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  • Acts as a preceptor to all new dialysis technicians.
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  • Performs any other duties as assigned.
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Essential Job Qualifications

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• Education: \n\n\t
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  • Minimum High School diploma
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  • prefer a minimum of 1 year hospital or dialysis experience.
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• Training/License: \n\t
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  • BLS certification, must obtain National Dialysis Technician certification with 18 months of hire.
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  • Has successfully completed hospital basic clinical patient care technician program and probationary period as a hemodialysis machine technician. Demonstrates excellence in customer relations and interaction with patients with respect to therapeutic milieu, contributing to maintaining an environment that supports patient care.
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Job Tags

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