Acute Inpatient Patient Care Technician – Pct Ccht – Dialysis

Acute Inpatient Patient Care Technician – Pct Ccht – Dialysis

Requirements

• High School Diploma required
• 1 – 2 years’ related experience
• Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Certification (CCHT) certification

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care under the direct visual supervision of a Registered Nurse (FMCNA RN) or in a treatment room immediately adjacent to an RN.
• Responsible for reporting and documenting all new and unusual incidents, information, complaints, or problems to the RN.
• Promotes and assists in the maintenance of a safe and clean working environment.
• Supports the FMCNA commitment to the Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAI) Activities.
• Promotes and assists in meeting Total Area Productivity goals (TAP).
• With documented competency and proficiency may set up and prime equipment as directed by the Fresenius Nurse for renal replacement therapies (hemodialysis, continuous renal replacement and peritoneal dialysis therapies).
• Welcomes assigned patients and inquires as to their well-being since their last treatment.
• Reports any complaints or observations to the FMCNA RN.
• Evaluates vascular access for patency and reports any unusual findings to FMCNA RN.
• Obtains necessary pre and post treatment vital signs and weight. Reports unusual findings to FMCNA RN.
• Performs vascular access cannulation and reports any difficulties in cannulation or unusual findings to FMCNA RN.
• Responsible for calculating and entry of individual patients’ dialysis machine programming for Ultrafiltration (UF) goal; treatment time; Sodium (Na) modeling; and UF modeling as prescribed.
• Responsible for ensuring appropriate safety alarms are enabled including narrow venous limits (NVL 160).
• Records accurate and timely information regarding vital signs and treatment parameters onto the Hemodialysis Treatment Sheet with initial identification.
• Initiates renal replacement treatment according to prescribed orders including setting blood flow rate (QB) and dialysate flow rate (QD) or peritoneal dialysis as prescribed by the attending nephrologist.
• Collects, labels specimens and ensures timely delivery to laboratory per facility policy.
• Evaluates intradialytic problems and provides intervention as prescribed by physician’s order or as directed by FMCNA RN.
• Monitors patient’s response to dialysis therapy and report any unusual findings to FMCNA RN.
• Obtains vital signs prior to reinfusion; performing all relevant functions necessary for the discontinuation of treatment- documentation.
• Reports any change or unusual findings to FMCNA RN.
• Performs and document any intervention for unusual patient status and document patients’ response to intervention.
• Evaluates patients’ vascular access during treatment including arterial and venous monitoring pressures, provides appropriate intervention as needed, documents and reports any unusual findings to the FMCNA RN.
• Discontinues dialysis treatment according to established procedures.
• Evaluates patient prior to termination of venous access – standing and sitting blood pressures prior to termination of venous access.
• Obtains hemostasis and applies appropriate dressings.
• Evaluates the patient prior to discharge and reports any unusual findings to the FMCNA RN.
• Performs and records Pre and Post dialysis evaluation, weight and vital signs with initial identification.
• Other duties as required.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.