Dialysis Technician

About the role

The Dialysis Technician provides care to patients afflicted with acute or chronic renal disease. They perform tasks such as dialyzer reprocessing, equipment maintenance and repair, water treatment monitoring, participation in quality improvement, vascular access monitoring, and direct patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assembles supplies and prepares machinery for dialysis.
• Prepares machine and solutions according to protocol.
• Performs required tests, monitors, and other duties during patient dialysis treatment.
• Takes patient's vital signs and monitors the patient, before, during, and after the treatment.
• Maintains equipment and monitors patients and equipment, responding to alarms and adjusting treatment as required.
• Measures, calculates, and adjusts blood flow and fluid removal rates.
• Disinfects dialysis supplies and sanitizes the equipment.
• Communicates emotional, medical, psychosocial, and nutritional concerns to the appropriate nursing staff and works with them to ensure patient needs are met.
• Documents all treatment details as required.
• Safeguards patient safety and comfort during the treatment.
• Educates patients about proper dialysis care to aid them in achieving positive outcomes.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred: Accreditation from Dialysis Technician Program; CCHT Certification.

Physical Demands

• Sitting - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Standing - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Walking - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders) - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 0-10lbs - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 10-20lbs - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 20-50lbs - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 50-100lbs - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Lifting Floor to waist level: 100+lbs - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 0-10lbs - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 10-20lbs - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 20-50lbs - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 50-100lbs - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Lifting Waist level and above: 100+lbs - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Carrying objects - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Push/pull - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Twisting - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Bending - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Reaching forward - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Reaching overhead - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Squat/kneel/crawl - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Wrist position deviation - Frequent (36-66% of day)
• Pinching/fine motor activities - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Keyboard use/repetitive motion - Occasional (0-35% of day)
• Taste or smell - Continuous (67-100% of day)
• Talk or hear - Continuous (67-100% of day)

Occupational Exposure Risk Potential

• Bloodborne pathogens - Reasonably Anticipated
• Chemical - Reasonably Anticipated
• Airborne communicable diseases - Reasonably Anticipated
• Extreme temperatures - Reasonably Anticipated
• Radiation - Not Anticipated
• Uneven surfaces or elevations - Reasonably Anticipated
• Extreme noise levels - Reasonably Anticipated
• Dust/particular matter - Reasonably Anticipated
• Other (List) - Not Anticipated

Population Served

• Neonate/Infant up to 1 year: No
• Youth (1yr to 15 yrs): No
• Adult (16 and up): No

LCMC Health Culture

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. We celebrate authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion, and a little “come on in” attitude. We believe that everyone is welcome here. LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Simple things make the difference. To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information. To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background. To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed. To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.