Dialysis Care Technician - Rotating 12-Hour Shifts

Holy Cross Health; Mitchellville (MD); On-site; USD 56,528,000 - 79,125,000; Full time

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Comprehensive benefits from first day

Job summary

Holy Cross Health in Mitchellville, MD is seeking a Dialysis Technician to work under RN supervision and support dialysis patients on rotating 12-hour shifts.

Responsibilities include performing pre/intradialytic/post dialysis assessments, operating dialysis equipment, drawing labs, monitoring intake/output, and coordinating care with RNs. CNA-DT certification and BLS are required; one year of dialysis experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Certification as a nursing assistant by the Maryland State Board of Nursing, as a CNA-DT.
• Completion of CCHT or BONENT national certification required.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• BLS from American Heart Association.
• Basic computer skills, to include data entry and retrieval. Ability to coordinate eyes and hands quickly and accurately. Ability to identify and distinguish color, temperature, texture, and size.
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds, as determined by the patient care unit. Must be able to push/pull, lift patients and equipment. One-year experience as a dialysis technician preferable.

Responsibilities

• Completes pre, intradialytic, and post dialysis assessment of patient’s condition and documents.
• Identifies and prioritizes assignment patients’ nursing care needs/ problems
• Initiates, monitors, and terminates dialysis treatments according to unit policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Draws periodic lab work per procedure and/or protocols
• Monitors intake and output (pre-dialysis weight, intradialytic weight gain, and target weight), evidence of pain, and pulse oximetry measurements and reports all to RN
• Prepares water treatment system and hemodialysis machine for patient shift in accordance with physician’s orders.
• Monitors dialysis machine readings and parameters, dialyzer throughout the dialytic process. Make appropriate adjustments.
• Works closely with RN's to provide care to Labor & Delivery patient
• Responsible for cardiovascular status by maintaining thermoregulation of patient.

Skills

CNA-DT certification

BLS (American Heart Association)

Basic computer skills

Dexterity and coordination

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Holy Cross Health in Mitchellville, MD is seeking a Dialysis Technician to work under RN supervision and support dialysis patients on rotating 12-hour shifts.

Responsibilities include performing pre/intradialytic/post dialysis assessments, operating dialysis equipment, drawing labs, monitoring intake/output, and coordinating care with RNs. CNA-DT certification and BLS are required; one year of dialysis experience is preferred.