Dialysis Patient Care Technician Floater - PCT - *Sign-on Bonus up to $5000**
Company: U.S. Renal Care
Location: Bolingbrook
Posted on: May 8, 2022
Job Description:
Qualified candidates may be eligible for up to $6,000 signing
bonus - please inquire!The Patient Care Technician, under the
direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse, assists with
providing care and delegated activities of treatment to patients
with renal failure. - This position performs duties as assigned by
the Charge Nurse and Registered Nurse. - - - - - - ESSENTIAL DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. - Other duties and
tasks may be assigned.
- - - Obtain blood samples for laboratory analysis as required to
complete physician orders.
- - - -Perform duties at all times under the supervision of a
Charge Nurse and within limitations established by and in
accordance with company policy and procedures, applicable state and
federal laws and regulations.
- - -Use appropriate safety measures including personal
protective equipment as necessary.
- - -Clean, disinfect, and rinse dialysis machines in accordance
with policy and procedures.
- - - -Prepare machines for hemodialysis treatments.
- - -Obtain pre and post treatment weights of patients per
protocols.
- - -Safely initiate and terminate dialysis treatments per center
protocol, and within scope of practice and as allowed by state
regulations.
- - -Monitor patients during dialysis treatments.
- - -Mix acids and bicarbonate according to protocol.
- - -Complete water testing on dialysis machine at the beginning
of each treatment day and as directed by the Administrator. -
Complete/document quality control logs throughout the day and after
all treatments, as required.
- - - -Participate in staff meetings as required. - Attend
in-service and continuing education offerings in compliance with
company policy and procedure. QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:To
perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily.Requirements
include:
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- CPR certification required within 90 days of hire or as
required by the state.
- Confirmation of ability to distinguish all primary colors.
- Prefer a minimum of 3 months in dialysis healthcare or
phlebotomy experience or CNA experience.
- Must be certified under a State certification program or a
national commercially available certification program as follows
(see addendum for Patient Care Technician)-
- Certification must be obtained within 18 months of hire date as
Patient Care Technician. - Time employed as a Patient Care
Technician prior to employment with USRC will count towards the
18-month deadline for certification, unless a gap in employment as
a Patient Care Technician is more than 18 months.
- Certification must be maintained as current and in good
standing.Successful completion of USRC training program approved by
the Medical Director, including demonstrated competency, within 8
weeks of hire.
- Successful completion of USRC training course in the theory and
practice of hemodialysis within 8 weeks of hire. ADDENDUMPATIENT
CARE TECHNICIANSTATE SPECIFIC BOARD OF NURSING REQUIREMENTS - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - California Must possess current Certified
Hemodialysis Technician (CHT) certificate from California
Department of Public Health (CDPH) at time of hire - ORHired at
USRC location recognized by state of California as an approved
dialysis technician training program and obtain California state
certification (CHT) within six (6) weeks of successful completion
of training program. - Maryland Must possess current Certified
Nursing Assistants - Dialysis Technicians (CNA-DT) certificate from
Maryland Board of Nursing - ORHired at USRC location recognized by
state of Maryland as an approved dialysis technician training
program and obtain Maryland CNA-DT certificate within three (3)
months from date of hire OROut-of-state applicant must have active
BONENT certification and provide proof of initial application for
CNA-DT certification. New Mexico Must have New Mexico dialysis
technician certificate at time of hire - ORHired at USRC location
recognized by state of New Mexico as an approved dialysis
technician training program and obtain New Mexico state
certification within six (6) months of successful completion of
training program - ORNew Mexico certification of hemodialysis
technician is required for out of state applicant with active state
or national hemodialysis certification; must obtain New Mexico
state certification prior to working as a Certified Hemodialysis
Technician. - National hemodialysis certification is not required
in New Mexico.Hemodialysis technician students must have a current
basic life support credential prior to and while the student has
contact with patients. Ohio Must have Ohio dialysis technician
intern certificate at time of hire - ORHired at USRC location
recognized by state of Ohio as an approved dialysis technician
training program and submit application for Ohio dialysis
technician intern certificate to board no later than four (4) weeks
prior to completion of the approved training program. Must obtain
Ohio Board of Nursing Certificate (OCDT) not less than twelve (12)
months and not later than eighteen (18) months of enrolling in the
USRC OCDT program. Oregon Must possess current Certified
Hemodialysis Technician (CHDT) certificate from Oregon Public
Health Division at time of hire - ORMust obtain Oregon dialysis
technician provisional certificate within three (3) weeks of
successful completion of training program and obtain Certified
Hemodialysis Technician (CHDT) certificate from Oregon Public
Health Division within eighteen (18) months. - An Oregon
Provisional Certification is valid for six months and can be
renewed for one additional six month period. U.S. Renal Care is an
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veteran. Additional
Information
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