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Assisted PD Support Worker

Dialysis Clinic, Inc.
Somerville, MA, United States
$20 an hour
Full-time

Overview

Dialysis Clinic, Inc. is recruiting top talent interested in supporting our nonprofit mission to prioritize individualized care for patients facing chronic kidney disease.

Our mission states the care of the patient is our reason for existence, and our dedicated team embodies our sole purpose during every patient interaction.

We seek motivated, compassionate individuals to provide top-notch patient care and offer paid training, competitive pay, outstanding benefits, Sundays off and a strong culture.

Join DCI today to build relationships and gain fulfillment serving individuals in our comfortable clinical setting with a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio than other providers.

The Assisted PD Support Worker under the direction of licensed personnel, implements, monitors and documents patient care based on established criteria.

Schedule : Per-Diem

Compensation : $20 per hour

Responsibilities

What You Can Expect :

  • Work with Home Dialysis Registered Nurses in commitment to good nursing care of Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) patients by providing assistance in PD to patients in their homes.
  • Maintain professional working relationship with the patients and the home dialysis nurses, observing patients’ rights at all times.
  • Meticulous in documenting patient and treatment information in the Worklog. Submitting Worklog to home dialysis nurse on a regular basis.
  • Determine patient care priorities and organizes work load efficiently and effectively
  • Can verbalize and understand terminology related to dialysis and the dialysis patient.
  • Deliver prescribed dialysis treatment according to physician orders and nursing assessment
  • Able to recognize and communicate problems during treatment setup and takedown to home dialysis nurse.
  • Able to calculate weight loss needed for patient to reach desired dry weight.
  • Relay equipment malfunctions or delivery issues to home dialysis nurse promptly.
  • Ability to understand and apply as it pertains to the patient care : Aseptic Technique, Catheter Care, Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) Exchange Process, Continuous Cycling Peritoneal Dialysis (CCPD), Fluid Management, Peritonitis, Problem Solving, PD Emergencies, Medications, Home Records, Patient Compliance, and PD Program.
  • 8 days ago
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