Dialysis Tech - Massena

Rochester Regional Health; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Rochester, NY is seeking a Dialysis Technician responsible for operating dialysis machines, ensuring patient safety, and providing care to patients with kidney-related conditions. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma and preferably prior experience. The role offers a pay range of $20.18 - $27.29 per hour.

Benefits

Same Day pay through Daily Pay

Medical, dental, vision, and hearing benefits

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Previous experience with dialysis technician preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate dialysis machines and provide patient care.
• Monitor and maintain dialysis equipment.
• Assist with basic dialysis procedures.
• Document and communicate care to RN.

Skills

Experience with dialysis procedures

Patient care

Basic medical knowledge

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Job Summary

A Dialysis Technician is responsible for operating dialysis machines and providing care to patients with kidney-related conditions. This role includes setting up, monitoring, and maintaining dialysis equipment, ensuring patient safety, and providing direct patient care.

Attributes

• High school diploma required
• Previous experience with dialysis technician preferred

Benefits

• Same Day pay through Daily Pay
• Medical, dental, vision, hearing benefits

Responsibilities

• Take and record temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, intake/output measurements, blood pressure, and pulse oximetry.
• Provide care to patients requiring specimen collection and skin care and nutritional needs, and basic dialysis procedures.
• Cannulate arteriovenous fistulas or grafts and understand policies and procedures.
• Initiate and discontinue dialysis treatments, operate and troubleshoot dialysis machines.
• Assist with positioning, lifting, and turning patients with proper body mechanics.
• Assist with care for newly admitted, transferred, and discharged patients or expired patients (post mortem care).
• Strive to maintain a patient’s maximum level of independence and encourage family participation.
• Assist other team members in accomplishing patient care and clinic tasks.
• Document and communicate care consistently and timely to RN, including any changes observed in condition or behavior.
• Assist in maintaining a safe, clean, stocked, and functional environment by reporting equipment that is out of order.
• Perform in crisis and emergency while maintaining a positive calm approach.
• Assist in providing coverage for a Water Technician, including maintaining a safe and accessible water supply for hemodialysis and providing a reprocessed dialyzer for patient hemodialysis treatment.

Physical Requirements

Medium work: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally and 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; requires frequent walking, standing, or squatting.

Pay Range

$20.18 - $27.29

Note: Not all per diem roles are union eligible.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.