Dialysis Technician

Company DescriptionFounded in 2005, DevCare Solutions is an all-in-one premier IT Solutions provider headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, with additional offices throughout the United States and India. We offer cutting-edge Technology Solutions and IT and NON-IT Staff Augmentation Services to empower customers worldwide. We are committed to excellence in every sector we serve, achieved through competence, innovation, and integrity, providing unique solutions and processes.

Role Description

(overtime available)Days off will be every Sunday and EITHER Tues., Wed., or Thurs. (second day off will be set during orientation.)Orientation: Has to be scheduled on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday - 8:30 am until approximately noon

Required Documents

Healthcare-professional level CPR certificationOhio Licensure (Dialysis Tech Certifcation)

Qualifications• Prepares dialysate according to established procedures and patient’s prescription• Obtains and documents pre-dialysis vital signs to include weight and temperature• Inspects patient’s dialysis access and inserts needed and initiates dialysis according to unit protocol and patient prescription• Measures, calculates and adjusts blood flow rates according to established protocols and prescription• Administers anticoagulant according to unit protocols and prescription• Changes fluid removal rate and patient position and administers Normal Saline as directed by RN, ALP order or unit protocol• Monitors vital signs (temperature, pulse, etc.) and patient condition then documents observations appropriately• Documents patient treatment parameters and communicates patient’s conditions and issues to RNs• Monitors patients and equipment, responds to alarms and readjusts treatment parameters as defined by established protocols and individual patient requirements• Responds appropriately to dialysis related emergencies such as hypotensive episodes, needle displacement or infiltration, clotting episodes, blood leaks, air eboli, etc., and initiates CPR in the event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest• Discontinues dialysis and establishes hemostasis following unit protocol and inspects, cleans, and dresses access according to unit protocol• Obtains and records post dialysis vital signs, including weight and temperature• Verifies absence of residual sterilants;• Takes fluid samples or other specimens for testing and prepares them for shipping• Discards dialysis supplies and sanitises the equipment according to the manufacturer and unit protocols• Communicates emotional, medical, psycho-social, and nutritional concerns to the RN or ALP when needed• Under the direction of a registered nurse, monitors and documents the status of, and instructs patient in case of, vascular accesses, etc.• Reinforces treatment care with the patient• Ensures patient has adequate patient care supplies and monitors inventories• Assists nursing staff in administering basic treatments (e.g., hemodialysis therapy, etc.)• Maintains professional conduct, good communication skills and confidentiality in the care of the patients and participates in the multidisciplinary process• Reviews lab work and physician orders• Performs basic clinical procedures (e.g., changing bandages)• Readies the dialysis equipment before treatment and cares for the equipment after treatment• Tests monitors and machine functions, including alarms, conductivity and temperature;• Sets monitors and alarms according to unit and manufacturer protocols• Completes flow sheets (via EMR) in order to verify patient billing• Complies with agency policies and procedures in accordance with state and federal regulations for patient care and services (CMS, HIPAA, OSHA, and other governing agencies)• Participates in quality assurance and cost containment programs• Participates in individual and group projects as directed by management• Other duties, as assigned.