Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Round Rock, TX
Career Level: Entry Level
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board
Description
Description - External
Location: Round Rock
Schedule: Full-time
Position: Dialysis Tech
PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
- One year of experience in Certified Nurse Assisting - Phlebotomy - Plasma Center
JOB SUMMARY
The Dialysis Technician I, under the direction of the Dialysis Nursing Team, administers dialysis therapy to patients and follows nursing and patient treatment protocols. Performs venipuncture techniques, sets up and monitors equipment during dialysis treatment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE
- Measures and records vital signs prior to initiating patient treatment. Administers and records approved medications.
- Performs and records pre-dialysis, intradialytic and post-dialysis checks as per policy, and reports abnormal findings to the appropriate staff member prior to initiation or discontinuation of patient treatment. Initiates and terminates treatment per policy. Performs transonic evaluation as assigned.
- Appropriately administers local anesthesia when accessing hemodialysis grafts/fistulas and monitors patient access during dialysis and reports/records information.
- Rotates through the acute hemodialysis unit, and performs hemodialysis treatment on isolation patients as assigned.
- Assembles necessary equipment and supplies at each dialysis station to ensure that necessary supplies are consistently available.
- Sets up and verifies accurate functioning of all equipment according to departmental requirements.
- Starts up and shuts down water system, mixes bicarbonate solution and performs safety checks using established procedures.
- Interacts with patients and other staff in a manner that follows Standards of Conduct and demonstrates professionalism at all times. Sets example for existing and new staff in maintaining professional boundaries in the patient care area, a
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