What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dialysis Technician position at Integrated Resources, Inc ( IRI )?
Job Title: Dialysis Technician
Location: Neptune, NJ
Initial Duration - 3 months contract
Shift Time: 1:30 PM - 10:00 PM (5 x 8 hr shift )
Note:
Assist in providing patient specific detailed education regarding adequacy measures where appropriate:
Location: Neptune, NJ
Initial Duration - 3 months contract
Shift Time: 1:30 PM - 10:00 PM (5 x 8 hr shift )
Note:
- You can refer your friends or colleagues for this role or any other healthcare role, we do offer a referral bonus of $250.
- Multiple openings in New York and New Jersey and other states also available.
- Minimum 1-year prior experience ad a Dialysis Tech required.
- Outpatient Hemodialysis experience
- Previous patient care experience in a hospital setting or related facility preferred.
- Fresenius experience preferred
- Center for Medicaid/Medicare Services (CMS)approved state and/or national certification or High School diploma or G.E.D. and must meet certification requirements within the required state or CMS timeline.
- All appropriate state licensure, education and training (if any) required.
- BLSAHA required.
Assist in providing patient specific detailed education regarding adequacy measures where appropriate:
- Online Clearance Monitoring (OLC), Adequacy Monitoring Program (AMP), Urea Kinetic Modeling (UKM), and regarding disease process/access.
- Report any complaints or observations to the supervisor.
- Evaluate vascular access for patency, report any unusual findings supervisor. Obtain necessary pre/post treatment vitals, report unusual findings to supervisor.
- Perform vascular access evaluation pretreatment, report unusual findings to supervisor.
- Perform vascular access cannulation, report any difficulties or unusual findings to supervisor.
- Perform administration of Heparin as delegated or as allowed by state law. Initiate dialysis treatment according to prescribed orders including blood flow (QB) and dialysate flow (QD).
- Evaluate intradialytic problems and provide intervention as prescribed by physician order.
- Monitor patients’ response to dialysis therapy, report any unusual findings to supervisor.
- Obtain vital signs prior to reinfusion; perform all relevant functions necessary for the discontinuation of treatment.
- Discontinue dialysis treatment according to established procedures, evaluate patient prior to termination of venous access.
- Obtain Hemostasis, apply appropriate dressings.
- Evaluate patient for discharge, report any unusual findings to supervisor.
- Perform and record Pre and Post dialysis evaluation.
- Responsible for calculating and entry of patients’ dialysis machine programming for Ultrafiltration (UF) goal; treatment time; Sodium (Na) modeling; and UF modeling as prescribed.
- Ensuring appropriate safety alarms are enabled, including Narrow Venous Limits (NVL) 160.
- Record accurate and timely information regarding vital signs and treatment parameters onto the Hemodialysis Treatment Sheet.
- Responsible for accurate documentation of information related to patient treatment.
- Report any significant information and/or change in patient condition directly to the supervisor.
- Observe patient, conduct machine safety checks according to facility policy.
- Report any change or unusual findings to the supervisor.
- Perform and document any intervention for unusual patient status and document patients' response to intervention.
- Evaluate patients’ vascular access during treatment including arterial and venous monitoring pressures, provide appropriate intervention as needed, document and report any unusual findings to the supervisor.
- Obtain all prescribed laboratory testing and prepare specimens for collection.
- Maintain environmental integrity and aesthetics, ensure all areas are safe and clean.
- Clean and disinfect dialysis machine surface, chair, equipment, surrounding areas between treatments according to facility policy.
- Conduct all tasks necessary for preparation for dialysis treatment and document.
- Perform all required pretreatment dialysis machine alarm testing including Pressure Holding (PHT).
- Initiate Solution Delivery System (SDS) system.
- Prepare, organize, and efficiently utilize supplies and equipment to prevent wastage.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
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