Junior Dialysis Technician

Saarthi; Jharkhand; On-site; INR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hans Foundation operates Hans Renal Care Centre in Chouparan (Hazaribagh). This contractual 1-year position supports dialysis care, maintenance, and patient education within a clinical team, reporting to the Assistant Project Manager.

The role involves direct patient care, coordination with nurses and doctors, and documentation of patient progress, with a focus on safety and quality improvement at the centre.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining dialysis machines and equipment.
• Cleaning dialysis machines and equipment after treatment.
• Cleaning surrounding area to prevent infection before treatment.
• Monitoring the water treatment.
• Reprocessing the dialyzer.
• Observing patients during treatment for emergencies; assist with questions.
• Educating patients on dialysis.
• Modifying treatment to maintain safety.
• Working with nurses and doctors to administer correct treatment; explain dialysis to patients and families.
• Monitoring vascular access.
• Teaching patients about additional health care to improve results.
• Prep patients and give local anaesthesia.
• Create written reports on patient progress for doctors.
• Participating in quality improvement of the Centre.
• Taking good and efficient care of the patient.
• Document pre-dialysis specs including weight, temperature, and vital signs.

Job description

BACKGROUND

The Hans Foundation (THF), established in 2009, is a Public Charitable Trust that works towards creating an equitable society to enhance quality of life for all through the empowerment of marginalized and underprivileged communities in India. The Hans Foundation works for the Health and Wellbeing of remote and under-served groups, with an additional focus on children, persons with disabilities and women. THF also works for holistic Education and Livelihood development of our communities. Our Two-Fold Strategy involves identifying and working within Aspirational Districts and high poverty index in the North, North-East and East regions within specific states, as well as catering to lower-income and migratory populations in cities, through urban programs. Over its 15 years of existence, THF has reached more than 57 million beneficiaries through its programs. THF works with communities through direct implementation of projects on the ground in addition to providing local management and monitoring support to not-for-profit organizations in India funded through THF USA and RIST.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

HRCC: The Hans Foundation has been operating more than 45 Hans Renal Care Centres on self-Implementation mode since January 2022. HRCC intervention is an innovative model of healthcare delivery that could help alleviate health disparities among vulnerable populations and individuals with chronic kidney diseases.

GENERAL

Location: Chouparan (Hazaribagh) ​Project: Hans Renal Care Centre. No. of Positions: 01. Type of Employment: Contractual for 1-year, renewable basis project requirements. Reporting to: Assistant Project Manager.

1. Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintaining dialysis machines and equipment.
• Cleaning dialysis machines and equipment. Cleaning the machine are the dialysis treatment has taken place.
• Cleaning the surrounding area of the machine before the dialysis treatment can take place, so that the patient does not get infected.
• Monitoring the water treatment.
• The reprocessing of the dialyzer.
• Observing patients during treatment to monitor for signs of medical emergencies. Assisting with any patient questions or concerns.
• Educating patients on dialysis.
• Making alterations to treatment to maintain safe application.
• Working with nurses and doctors to administer the correct treatment for each Explaining the dialysis process to patients and their families.
• Monitoring the vascular access of the patient.
• Teaching patients about additional health care to enhance positive dialysis results. Prep patients and give local anaesthesia.
• Create written reports on patient progress for doctors.
• Participating in the quality improvement of the Centre.
• Taking good and efficient care of the patient.
• Document the pre-dialysis specifications, which are inclusive of the weight of the patient, the temperature of the patient, and the other vital signs of the patient.