Dialysis Tech

Hemodialysis Tech

Assist in the nursing care of patients in the Acute Inpatient Hemodialysis Unit. Provide direct care to patients with renal disease requiring Hemodialysis. Provide for safe clean environment and stock patient care areas. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups.

Detailed responsibilities:

• Assist in the pre, intra, and post physical assessments of the patient's condition collects, labels, transports and receives dialysis laboratory specimens
• Perform arteriovenous puncture and administer intradermal lidocaine for dialysis access
• Administer heparin, isotonic saline, and oxygen
• Prepare, monitor, perform, and report results of required quality control checks on hemodialyzer, hemodialysis machine, and water treatment systems
• Maintain a safe comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with Hospitals standards
• Clean patient care rooms, equipment, and instruments report equipment problems order and store supplies maintain appropriate PAR levels
• Schedule patients for outpatient follow-up appointments according to physicians orders and schedule tests or procedures according to physicians orders including creation of outpatient encounters as needed
• Submit requests for eligibility on patients for outside services as needed
• Answer telephone and intercom take and communicate messages accurately to the appropriate person
• Order supplies and equipment receive and place items in their proper storage area ensure equipment is in operating order
• Deliver dirty instrument trays and sharps containers to CDU specimens to the lab pick up pharmacy and CDU supplies as necessary
• Perform clean-up in helping the unit prepare for new patients to maintain a safe clean environment
• Transport patients to and from appointments clinics laboratories and/or treatments
• Perform various administrative functions such as monitoring expenditures and preparing reports and correspondence may participate in a variety of research projects to develop service plans may propose changes to program policies and procedures
• Follow patient safety-related policies procedures and protocols
• Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

Qualifications:

Education: High School or GED Equivalent

Experience: 1 year directly related experience

Credentials: CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days, Hemodialysis Certification in New Mexico

Physical Conditions: Heavy Work

Working conditions: Sig Hazard: Chemicals Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE, Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required