Dialysis Technician — Flexible Hours & Comprehensive Benefits

IHA; Mitchellville (MD); On-site; USD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits from day one

Onsite parking

Education assistance

Referral Rewards Program

Job summary

The Holy Cross Dialysis Center in Mitchellville, MD, is hiring a Dialysis Technician to work under RN supervision and deliver patient care in a busy dialysis unit.

Responsibilities include pre/intradialytic/post dialysis assessments, documenting findings, and assisting with dialysis treatments per policies. Requires CNA-DT, CCHT/BONENT, and BLS; high school diploma; basic computer skills; ability to lift and handle equipment.

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 certification from AHA is required.
• Basic computer skills for data entry and retrieval.

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

Patient care

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Basic computer skills

Education

CNA-DT certification

CCHT or BONENT certification

High school diploma or equivalent

BLS from American Heart Association

Job description

The Holy Cross Dialysis Center in Mitchellville, MD, is hiring a Dialysis Technician to work under RN supervision and deliver patient care in a busy dialysis unit.

Responsibilities include pre/intradialytic/post dialysis assessments, documenting findings, and assisting with dialysis treatments per policies. Requires CNA-DT, CCHT/BONENT, and BLS; high school diploma; basic computer skills; ability to lift and handle equipment.