Dialysis Technician | Kidney Dialysis Unit (KDU)

Sioux Center Health; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO from day 1

Employer 5% retirement match

Career development/mentorship

Job summary

Avera St Mary's Hospital is seeking a Dialysis Technician to support maintenance dialysis for patients with end-stage renal disease under RN direction. The role emphasizes safety, documentation, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include handling equipment, preparing supplies, monitoring treatments, and reporting any concerns to supervising nurses. Required qualifications include a high school diploma or GED and applicable dialysis certifications or healthcare

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• CCHT certification within 18 months or CHT certification within 18 months.
• Dialysis or healthcare experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Understand water room equipment operation and perform testing with proper documentation.
• Complete dialysis treatments and monitor vascular access function, reporting issues to RN.
• Assemble and prepare treatment supplies, prime dialyzer and set parameters per dialysis prescription.
• Monitor equipment, respond to alarms, and adjust blood flow and fluid removal rates as needed.
• Document dialysis access and patient treatments accurately.
• Observe patient during treatment and report adverse reactions to RN.
• Provide technical assistance to nurses and follow directions for hemodialysis.
• Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and other staff.

Skills

Dialysis procedures

Patient monitoring

Equipment operation

Documentation

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

CCHT certification

CHT certification

Dialysis or healthcare experience

Job description

Work Shift

Primarily days with rotating weekends and holidays (United States of America)

Location

Avera St Mary's Hospital

Worker Type

Regular

Pay Range

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience. $19.75 - $26.00

Position Highlights

Monday, Wednesday, Friday hours between from 5:00am-8:00pm and Tuesday, Thursday hours between 5:00am-5:30pm (typically work 4 days per week). Every other Saturday and holiday rotation. 72hrs/2wks.

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Performs tasks contributing to performance of maintenance dialysis for patients with end stage renal disease, under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse. All facility staff must meet the personnel qualifications and demonstrated competencies necessary to serve collectively the comprehensive complex needs of the dialysis patient. Identifies intradialytic comorbidities and monitors patient and equipment alarms during treatment.

What You Will Do

• Understands water room equipment operation and function; completes testing and follows up appropriately on abnormal results and completes required documentation.
• Completes dialysis treatments, initiation and discontinuation from internal accesses, monitoring of vascular access function and appropriately reports signs of stenosis, occlusion or infection to RN.
• Assembles and prepares necessary treatment supplies, rinses and primes dialyzer and attaches and installs all required tubing according to unit procedure. Test and set parameters according to dialysis prescription.
• Monitors equipment for safe and proper functioning, respond to alarms, and make appropriate adjustments; including blood flow rates and fluid removal rates
• Completes accurate documentation of dialysis access and patient treatment.
• Observes patient during treatments, notifies RN of any adverse reactions. Responds to dialysis –related emergencies, immediately seeking assistance from RN.
• Provides technical assistance to nurses and readily follows direction from nurses for hemodialysis treatments.
• Participates in collaboration with patients, family, physicians, other nursing staff and all ancillary departments.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, Or Work Experience

• High School or GED Equivalent
• Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician (CCHT) - Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC) within 1-1/2 Yrs or
• Certified Hemodialysis Technologist/Technician (CHT) - Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology (BONENT) within 1-1/2 Yrs
• Dialysis experience or healthcare experience

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [e-mail].