Job Highlights : Job Summary :
Job Summary :
Provides direct or indirect care to a varying number of patients and performs various functions associated with hemodialysis treatments independently and under the direction of a registered nurse.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements :
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prepares patients for procedures by taking vital statistics and reviewing dialysis orders and lab work.
- Sets up and monitors equipment for procedures both during and after.
- Notes and documents patient's condition during procedure via observation, interview and monitoring of vital statistics;
reports abnormal assessment findings.
- Contributes to the assessment of patients by collecting data for analysis by an RN.
- Obtains, processes and transports blood samples and culture specimens as ordered.
- Demonstrates proficiency in performing dialysis treatments and in cannulation of vascular access.
- Monitors and trouble shoots dialysis machine and RO / water system.
- Participates in quality improvement activities to include collection of data and machine maintenance.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
High School diploma / GED or 10 years of work experience
EXPERIENCE
Minimum one year of Chronic and / or Acute Hemodialysis experience
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
- Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and / or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent lifting / carrying and pushing / pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use / data entry.
- Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot / leg and hand / arm movements.
- Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
- Occasional lifting / carrying and pushing / pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting / moving patients.
- Occasional use of smell to detect / recognize odors.
- Occasional driving.
State of Work Location : Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician (CCHT) - Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC)
Work Shift :
Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type : Employee
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