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Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) at Fresenius Medical Care support and collaborate with RNs to provide dialysis treatment to several patients at a time while maintaining the functionality of the clinic. This involves prepping and testing equipment, reviewing treatment sheets, and opening the clinic at 4am for first shift. PCTs have a combination of technical skills and genuine passion needed to develop deep relationships with patients and improve their quality of life.
Job Responsibility:
Functions as part of the hemodialysis health care team in providing safe and effective dialysis therapy for assigned patients
Provides patient care under the direct visual supervision of a Registered Nurse
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
Welcomes assigned patients and inquires as to their well-being since their last treatment
Evaluates vascular access for patency
Obtains necessary pre and post treatment vital signs and weight
Performs vascular access cannulation
Responsible for calculating and entry of individual patients’ dialysis machine programming
Responsible for ensuring appropriate safety alarms are enabled
Records accurate and timely information regarding vital signs and treatment parameters onto the Hemodialysis Treatment Sheet
Initiates renal replacement treatment according to prescribed orders
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
Obtains vital signs prior to reinfusion
performing all relevant functions necessary for the discontinuation of treatment
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
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
Performs and records Pre and Post dialysis evaluation, weight and vital signs