Dialysis Technician

Nephroplus; Nagpur District, Wardha; On-site; INR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

NephroPlus is seeking candidates with a background in dialysis and strong technical knowledge to ensure quality patient care. The role involves machine preparation, patient assessment, safe operation of HD equipment, documentation, and adherence to infection control protocols.

Candidates should be team players with good communication skills and be willing to travel as needed. The position focuses on safe dialysis procedures, machine maintenance, disinfection, reprocessing, and RO system

Qualifications

• Background in dialysis
• Good technical knowledge and infection control protocols
• Willingness to travel and demonstrate guest-focused behaviour
• Strong teamwork and effective communication with colleagues

Responsibilities

• Machine preparation: ready HD machine, prime, attach dialyzer and tubing, prepare for session.
• Vital assessment and start: transport patient, record vitals, explain procedure, prep access site.
• Observation: monitor pressures, set safe limits, calculate fluid removal, watch for adverse reactions.
• Termination: return blood, stop Heparin if protocol, record post-dialysis weights and vitals.
• Machine disinfection and reprocessing: rinse, disinfect, replace chemicals, clean exterior; reuse if applicable and document results.
• RO management: monitor pressures, check RO membranes, document readings, coordinate with clinical team.

Skills

Dialysis knowledge

Technical knowledge

Infection control

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Nephroplus is looking for aspiring candidates with a background in Dialysis. Candidates with good Technical knowledge and having knowledge about all the processes related to Dialysis. To ensure quality care is delivered to our guests and that all the Infection control protocols are being followed in the premises. Result oriented, willing to travel and demonstrate outstanding guest centric behaviour. Must be a team player with effective communication skills to deal with team members.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Machine Preparation

• -- Gets ready the HD machine to provide treatment for Renal impairment patient (Guest). Put machine on Rinse and attaches dialyzer and tubing to machine to assemble for use and do prime and kept ready to begin session.
• -- Mixes dialysate, according to formula, and connect into machine, pass the test and keep reading for start treatment procedure.

Vital assessment and Starting procedure

• -- Transports patient to dialysis room and positions patient on cot at HD machine.
• -- Takes and records patient's vital parameters.
• -- Explains dialysis procedure and operation of HD machine to patient before treatment to alleviate fear.
• -- Cleans area of access, using antiseptic solution.
• -- Connects HD machine to access in patient's forearm or catheter site to start blood circulating through extra-corporeal circuit.

Setting limits, Observation and Documentation

• -- Inspects equipment settings, including pressures, conductivity, and temperature to ensure conformance to safety standards.
• -- Starts blood flow pump at prescribed rate.
• -- Inspects venous and arterial pressures as registered on equipment to ensure pressures are within established limits.
• -- Calculates fluid removal or replacement to be achieved during dialysis procedure.
• -- Monitors patient for adverse reaction and Hemodialysis machine for malfunction.

Termination process

• -- Return blood once treatment completed, with prescribed Qb speed byadding Heparin in NS if its mentioned in protocol.
• -- Dislodge needle from access site, arrest bleeding by holding the point with genuine pressure.
• -- Takes and records patient's post dialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure and pulse rate.

Machine disinfection

• -- After treatment, Put HD machine on water rinse, Chemical rinse/ Hot disinfection.
• -- Replace chemical for disinfection process
• -- Cleansing machine externally.

Reprocessing

• -- Takes Dialyzer and Blood lines into the reuse room.
• -- Put it into water wash
• -- Follow Manual or Auto reuse process
• -- Obtain authentication and entered it into the register. Document it if dialyzer reuse failed with a reason.
• -- Properly storing it for next session.
• -- If machine are used for reuse procedure, then sanitizing at end and maintaining neatly.

RO management

• -- Gives back wash, salt regeneration and rinse on regular basis.
• -- Monitor and document, the pressure variation across pre-treatment filters, micron filters, Pre and Post RO membrane. Checks everyday flow of RO- Permeate and Reject and document it.
• -- Performs monthly membrane and pipe line disinfection, sending RO for Microbiological and Chemical analysis (if any) and follow up to get report and informing to clinical team head.