Dialysis Patient Care Technician

U.S. Renal Care; Barberton (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Renal Care in Ohio is seeking a Patient Care Technician to support dialysis treatments and care for patients with renal issues.

This role works under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Charge Nurse, handling treatment setup, monitoring, and completion. Responsibilities include ensuring patient safety, performing machine safety checks, and assisting with blood draws while adhering to all policies and regulations.

Qualifications

• Provide direct patient care during dialysis sessions.
• Prepare dialysis machines and perform safety checks.
• Follow physician orders for blood draws.
• Adhere to safety measures and company policies.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patients during treatment.
• Collect patient blood samples per physician orders.
• Clean and disinfect machines after treatment and perform safety checks.
• Log quality control results and participate in staff meetings and continuing education offerings.

Job description

Responsibilities

How you will change lives

As a Patient Care Technician (PCT) at US Renal Care, you will be an integral part of a cross‑functional team providing care and delegated activities of treatment to patients. The PCT will work under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Charge Nurse (CN) for patients with renal failure.

What you'll be doing

Patient care. You will work directly with patients to provide safe, comfortable, and high-quality dialysis treatment. Responsibilities include gathering patient stats before and after treatment, initiating treatment, monitoring patients during treatment, terminating treatment, and collecting patient blood samples per physician orders.

Technician Duties. You will ensure quality comes first by preparing machines for hemodialysis treatments, cleaning and disinfecting machines after treatment, and conducting machine safety checks and logging results for quality control, ensuring all protocols and regulations are followed.

Safety and Quality. You will use appropriate safety measures, including personal protective equipment. Working under the supervision of a Charge Nurse, you will adhere to all company policies, procedures, and state/federal laws and regulations. You will participate in all required staff meetings and continuing education offerings.