Dialysis Technician

University of Mississippi Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is seeking a Dialysis Technician to operate under RN/LPN supervision and support the dialysis team during renal procedures. You will assist with setup, patient comfort, and ensure equipment sterility and proper functioning.

The role requires a High school diploma or equivalent and a CHT certification, with responsibility for monitoring patients, recording vital signs, and maintaining clean, compliant dialysis rooms in a busy clinical setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT) required.
• Knowledge of dialysis techniques and equipment.
• Ability to discern color differences for water testing.
• Strong infection control and safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Maintains inventory of clean and sterilized dialysis equipment, instruments, and supplies in accordance with UMMC and regulatory standards.
• Opens and closes facility and maintains supply needs.
• Provides basic dialysis support including room set up, sterile field management, handling of specimen and instruments, and room turnover.
• Initiates, monitors and discontinues dialysis treatments.
• Reports any changes in patient activity to charge nurse.
• Assesses the equipment, instrument, and supply needs for dialysis procedures and ensures availability.
• Ensures the proper functioning of dialysis instruments, equipment, and supplies during procedures and treatments.
• Performs and records physical measurements including weight and vital signs.
• Follows infection control policies, OSHA guidelines, and other regulatory requirements in the daily practice in order to assure a safe work environment for self, coworkers, and patients.
• Demonstrates core standards of exceptional customer service.
• Interprets dialysis samples as needed.

Skills

Dialysis techniques and equipment

Infection control knowledge

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Team-oriented

Color difference discernment (water)

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CHT certification

Job description

Job Requisition ID: R00053197

Job Category: Allied Health

Job Title

Dialysis Technician

Job Summary

To function under the supervision of an RN/LPN. Dialysis and to provide assistance with hemodialysis treatment and renal procedures to ensure equipment and instruments are properly functioning during renal procedures. To provide the dialysis team with basic assistance, ensuring patient comfort and providing quality patient care. To ensure dialysis equipment and instruments are sterilized in accordance with UMMC infection control and regulatory standards.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• CHT certification required.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration required

• Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT) from MDOH (Miss. Department of Health) required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Employees must be able to discern color differences for water testing. Dialysis techniques and equipment knowledge. UMMC infection control and regulatory sterilization standards understanding. Verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills including effective interaction with dialysis team members. Team-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Maintains inventory of clean and sterilized dialysis equipment, instruments, and supplies in accordance with UMMC and regulatory standards.
• Opens and closes facility and maintains supply needs.
• Provides basic dialysis support including room set up, sterile field management, handling of specimen and instruments, and room turnover.
• Initiates, monitors and discontinues dialysis treatments.
• Reports any changes in patient activity to charge nurse.
• Assesses the equipment, instrument, and supply needs for dialysis procedures and ensures availability.
• Ensures the proper functioning of dialysis instruments, equipment, and supplies during procedures and treatments.
• Performs and records physical measurements including weight and vital signs.
• Follows infection control policies, OSHA guidelines, and other regulatory requirements in the daily practice in order to assure a safe work environment for self, coworkers, and patients.
• Demonstrates core standards of exceptional customer service.
• Interprets dialysis samples as needed.

The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, constant handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, frequent exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying more than 100 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, constant reaching, occasional sitting, constant standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Work Details

Work Shift: Benefits Eligibility: Grant Funded: Job Posting Date: 09/28/2026 Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):

Company Culture and EEO Commitment

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is committed to educating the next generation of health professionals, discovering new cures and treatments and providing the highest quality health care. We foster environments that support respect, compassion and belonging for all faculty, staff and students as well as patients and visitors. Our employment, academic, research and clinical care practices reflect these commitments.

UMMC is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), disability, age, sex (as that term is defined in applicable laws such as 45 CFR § 92.101(a)(2) and binding court decisions), religion, genetic information, veteran’s status and any other status protected by applicable law. UMMC also prohibits retaliation against those who report discrimination or harassment and against those who participate in the Medical Center’s investigation and handling of such reports. Further, UMMC complies with all applicable statutes, regulations and executive orders regarding sex discrimination, sexual harassment, domestic and dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, including but not limited to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and its implementing regulations which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity UMMC operates including in admission and employment, the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistic Act (“Clery Act”) and the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (“SaVE Act”). UMMC’s commitment to nondiscrimination applies to all of its programs, services, opportunities and activities, including but not limited to all employment, academic, research and clinical care practices and extends to all students, applicants for admission, employees, applicants for employment, affiliates, subcontractors, on-site contractual staff, third party or community members, visitors to any of our campuses and others participating in UMMC programs or receiving UMMC services. With respect to employment in particular, this commitment applies to all employment decisions including but not limited to recruitment, employment, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, disciplinary actions and termination. UMMC maintains an affirmative action program in accordance with applicable laws. Consistent with these laws, UMMC takes affirmative action to recruit, employ, advance and prevent discrimination against qualified individuals.

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Complaint Process

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