Hemodialysis Technician: 40hrs/wk

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assists with patient care including: transfers of patients into bed obtaining weight applying monitoring equipment (essential)
• Assists in monitoring through treatment (essential)
• Assists with set up and monitoring of all hemodialysis equipment (essential)
• Collects monthly water cultures of all HD equipment; Review results and follow protocol for abnormal results (essential)
• Identifies and participates in quality improvement process (essential)
• Closely collaborates with Clinical Engineering and outside vendors to maintain equipment (essential)
• Daily water testing completion of equipment quality control checks machine logs machine disinfection per policy (essential)
• Works with materials management team to maintain Par levels of supplies monitors integrity of products including expiration dates participates in the evaluation of new products and supplies as needed (essential)

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED required. Vocational or Technical training preferred.
• License Cert Clin Hemodialysis Tech required.
• 13 yearsrelated work experience required.
• Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level within webbased applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in Acute Care Hemodialysis Unit preferred

Competencies:

Decision Making:Ability to make decisions that are based on specific instructions standard practices and established procedures which generally require little or no supervision.

Problem Solving:Ability to address problems that are routine somewhat repetitive and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures and by identifying opportunities for process improvements.

Independence of Action:Ability to follow general instructions and procedures as provided. Work is monitored by supervisor/manager.

Written Communications:Ability to read and write in English in order to understand basic safety instructions and take direction from supervisors; communicate effectively with patients families and other medical center staff; and respond to basic questions.

Oral Communications:Ability to understand spoken English in order to follow basic safety instructions and take direction from supervisors; communicate effectively in basic English with patients families and medical center staff in response to routine questions.

Knowledge:Ability to demonstrate basic knowledge of fundamental concepts practices and procedures with the ability to use them in routine situations. Specialized knowledge not required.

Team Work:Ability to interact respectfully with other employees professional staff and/or external contacts to offer ideas identify issues obtain information or deliver services.

Customer Service:Ability to demonstrate a positive attitude and respond to requests in a timely and respectful manner.

Social/Environmental Requirements:

Work requires close attention to task for work to be accurately completed. Intermittent breaks during the work day do not compromise the work.

Work routine is fairly consistent but employee needs to be able to use judgment to respond to events several times a week.

• Daily:Protective equipment required(Respiratorearplugsmaskgloveseyewear etc)Potential exposure to infectious diseases and/or airborne pathogensPotential exposure to infectious diseases and/or bloodborne pathogens.
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Health Care Status:HCW1: Regular daytoday contact; both facetoface and handson (having close contact within three feet for at least five minutes). Examples: physicians clinical nurses phlebotomist medical assistants PFT tech and xray tech.Health Care Worker Status may vary by department

Sensory Requirements:

Physical Requirements:

This job requires constantEnduranceworking up to 34 hours without a breakfrequentwalkingstandingbending neckbending waisttwisting necktwisting waistmaintain crouch for > 5 minutesRepetition crouch(>2 times/minutes)maintain crouch for > 5 minutesRepetition crouch(>2 times/minutes)Power Grasping using both handsFine Manipulation using one handPushing/Pulling using both handsReachingabove shoulder heightReachingbelow shoulder heightLifting and carrying items weighing up to 10 lbsLifting and carrying items weighing up to 25 lbsLifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 lbsLifting and carrying items weighing up to 75 lbsLifting and carrying items weighing up to or more than 100 lbsPull up and/or reposition patient weighing up to 100 pounds without assistancePull up and/or reposition patient weighing up to 250 pounds with assistancePushing items weighing up to 10 lbsPushing items weighing up to 25 lbsPushing items weighing up to 50 lbsPushing items weighing up to 75 lbsPushing items weighing up to or more than 100 lbsPush a wheelchair or wheeled bed containing a patient weighing up to 250 pounds with may be occasionalKeyboard use.