Patient Care Technician - PCT

We need to output HTML fragment with sections only if content present. Use

for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to map content. The posting includes purpose and scope, principal duties, physical demands, education and licenses, experience and required skills. No explicit benefits, pay, schedule. So we should not include those sections. We need sections: About the role (purpose and scope), Responsibilities (principal duties), Requirements (maybe education and licenses + experience?), Qualifications (maybe education/licenses?), Skills (experience and required skills). But we must not create thin sections; combine where appropriate. We have to preserve all substantive info, no boilerplate. Remove EEO etc. At end there is "EOE, disability/veterans" which is boilerplate; drop. We need to output only HTML fragment. Let's structure:

About the role

Purpose and scope text...

Responsibilities

• list each duty
... but many duties; we can break into multiple
• . Must preserve all substantive info. Could be long but okay. We need to include all duties from "PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:" down to "RECORD KEEPING:" and "INFECTION CONTROL:" and "TRANSITIONAL CARE UNIT:" maybe separate subsections? But we only have headings allowed: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we must put all duties under Responsibilities. Similarly, Education and Licenses, Experience and Required Skills could go under Requirements and Qualifications and Skills. We need to decide mapping. We could put Education and Licenses under Qualifications. Experience and Required Skills under Skills. Requirements maybe combine some? But we have to avoid empty sections. We have content for Education and Licenses, Experience and Required Skills. So we can have Qualifications (education/licenses) and Skills (experience/required skills). Requirements maybe we could omit if no specific content besides those? But we need to include all substantive info; we could put education/licenses under Requirements and experience under Skills, but then Qualifications empty. Better to use Requirements for education/licenses, Skills for experience/required skills, and omit Qualifications (since no separate content). However the instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could combine education/licenses and experience into one Requirements section? But we have headings limited; we can choose to use Requirements for both education/licenses and experience/skills, and omit Qualifications and Skills. But then we lose distinction but still preserve info. We need to include all substantive info; we can put everything under Responsibilities and Requirements. But we need to avoid thin sections. Let's create: - About the role (purpose and scope) - Responsibilities (principal duties) - Requirements (education/licenses + experience/required skills) No Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. Let's extract purpose and scope text: "PURPOSE AND SCOPE: Functions as part of the dialysis health care team in providing safe and effective dialysis therapy for patients under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse in accordance with organization policies, procedures, and training and in compliance with regulations set forth by the corporation, state, and federal agencies. Responsible for the setup and operation of hemodialysis machines. Assist in the maintenance of a safe and clean working environment. Supports the organization commitment to the Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) and CQI Activities, including those related to patient satisfaction and actively participates in process improvement activities that enhance the likelihood that patients will achieve the organization Quality Enhancement Goals (QEP)." We'll put that in

  . Now responsibilities: need to list all duties from "PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:" through "RECORD KEEPING:" "INFECTION CONTROL:" "TRANSITIONAL CARE UNIT:" and "PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:"? Actually physical demands is separate section; but we could include under Responsibilities? It's not a duty but working conditions. Might be better to include under Requirements? But we have only one Requirements section; we could include physical demands there as well. However the instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (which includes education/licenses, experience/skills, physical demands). That seems okay. Thus Responsibilities will contain all duties listed under PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, RECORD KEEPING, INFECTION CONTROL, TRANSITIONAL CARE UNIT. We'll need to parse and create

• items. Let's extract duties bulletwise. From text: Patient Related Education: - Assist other health care members 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. Treatment: - Welcome assigned patients and inquire as to their wellbeing since their last treatment. - Evaluate vascular access for patency, perform vascular access cannulation, and perform administration of heparin as delegated or as allowed by state law. - Obtain necessary pre and post treatment vital signs and weight and perform vascular access evaluation pre- treatment - 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 or as directed. - Monitor patients’ response to dialysis therapy. - Obtain vital signs prior to reinfusion; perform all relevant functions necessary for the discontinuation of treatment - document. - Discontinue dialysis treatment according to established procedures and evaluate patient prior to termination of venous access - standing & sitting blood pressure - Obtain Hemostasis and apply appropriate dressings. - Evaluate the patient prior to discharge. - Perform and record Pre and Post dialysis evaluation, weight, and vital signs with initial identification (actually text: "Perform and record Pre and Post dialysis evaluation, weight, and vital signs with initial identification") - Responsible for calculating and entry of individual patients’ dialysis machine programming for Ultrafiltration (UF) goal; treatment time; and UF modeling as prescribed. - Responsible for 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 with initial identification - Responsible for accurate documentation of information related to patient treatment including completion of Hemodialysis Treatment Sheet and, if applicable, progress notes. - Report any significant information and/or change in patient condition directly to the registered nurse or supervisor. - Observe patient and conduct machine safety checks according to facility policy. Report any change or unusual findings to the registered nurse or 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 registered nurse or supervisor. - Obtain all prescribed laboratory testing and prepare specimens for collection. - Ensure that all blood spills are immediately cleaned with appropriate disinfectant according to facility policy. - Prepare, organize, and efficiently utilize supplies and equipment to prevent wastage. - Monitors patients performing self-care under the supervision of RN. Staff Related: - Assists in training of applicable direct patient care staff on appropriate programs under the supervision of a nurse. Education/Communication: - Follows all organization business policies, procedures and systems incorporated into training, including compliance with ethical business practices - Maintain environmental integrity and aesthetics - ensure all areas are safe and clean. - Clean and disinfect dialysis machine surface, chair, equipment, and surrounding area between treatments according to facility policy. - Conduct all tasks necessary for preparation for dialysis treatment and document where appropriate and perform all required pretreatment dialysis machine alarm testing including Pressure Holding (PHT). - Initiate Solution Delivery System (SDS) system. RECORD KEEPING: - Complete and document ongoing participation in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities. - Enters all treatment data into the designated clinical application in an accurate and timely manner. - Review treatment sheets for completeness, ensure nursing signatures are documented, and ensure omitted entries are completed or corrected by appropriate staff. - Prepare initial patient chart for admission and compile paperwork for appropriate placement in chart. - Prepare/print lab requisitions for prescribed or stat Lab specimens according to laboratory destination. - Collect, label, appropriately prepare and store lab samples according required laboratory specifications. - Ensure collection of lab specimens by appropriate lab courier. INFECTION CONTROL: - Assists in collecting information for infection control audits. - Supports staff and patient Adherence to infection control practices. - Follows infection control Policies and Procedures - Participates in and reinforces infection control education of patients and families under the direction of the CM or designee as allowed by state law. TRANSITIONAL CARE UNIT: - Follows all newly admitted patients through their first 4 weeks of dialysis and coordinating their transitional dialysis care - Reinforces all education and care related matters as it relates to the new patient as allowed by state law - Liaisons with appropriate FKC staff members to provide the best patient experience including making sure all disciplines are scheduled to see patient according to plan. - Assists in assuring patient understanding or home dialysis products, benefits of home and how home dialysis can work for them. - Sets and preforms a treatment on all machines used in the transitional care unit. - Assist in assuring patient understanding of treatment options including demonstration of the peritoneal dialysis set-up. - Assists with coordination of transition to patient’s modality choice. - Assists with supply ordering and inventory for TCU Now physical demands and working conditions: we can include under Requirements. Education and Licenses: - High School diploma or G.E.D. required. - Must meet Center for Medicaid/Medicare Services (CMS)-approved state and/or national certification requirements within the required state or CMS timeline. - All appropriate state licensure, education, and training (if any) required. - Demonstrated commitment to organization culture, values, and customer service standards Experience and Required Skills: - Previous patient care experience in a hospital setting or a related facility preferred. - Continued employment is dependent on successful completion of the organization dialysis training program and successful completion of CPR certification. - Fresenius Medical Care maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. We'll drop EOE line. Now construct HTML. We'll have:

  About the role

  ...purpose and scope...

  Responsibilities

  • ... each duty ...
  ...

  Requirements

  • Education and Licenses items...
  • Experience and Required Skills items...
  • Physical Demands and Working Conditions items...
  But we need to keep each item as
• . Could also separate subheadings but not allowed. We'll just list all items. Let's compile physical demands text: "The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable Individuals With Disabilities To Perform The Essential Functions. Employees are required to take the Ishihara's Color Blindness test as a condition of employment. Note that: Failing the Ishihara Test for Color Blindness does not preclude employment. The Company will consider whether reasonable accommodations can be made. Day to day work includes desk and personal computer work and interaction with patients, facility staff, and physicians. The position requires travel between assigned facilities and various locations within the community. Travel to regional, Business Unit and Corporate meetings may be required. The work environment is characteristic of a health care facility with air temperature control and moderate noise levels. May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases/materials The position provides direct patient care that regularly involves heavy lifting