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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. Qualified candidates have prior customer service, healthcare and direct patient care experience, and will have the opportunity to learn the discipline of dialysis.
Job Responsibility
Provide patient care under direct visual supervision of a Registered Nurse
Promote and assist in maintenance of a safe and clean working environment
Support Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAI) activities
Promote and assist in meeting Total Area Productivity goals (TAP)
Set up and prime equipment as directed by Fresenius Nurse for renal replacement therapies
Welcome assigned patients and inquire about well-being
Evaluate vascular access for patency
Obtain pre and post treatment vital signs and weight
Perform vascular access cannulation
Calculate and enter individual patients’ dialysis machine programming
Ensure appropriate safety alarms are enabled
Record accurate and timely information on Hemodialysis Treatment Sheet
Initiate renal replacement treatment according to prescribed orders
Collect, label specimens and ensure timely delivery to laboratory
Evaluate intradialytic problems and provide intervention
Monitor patient’s response to dialysis therapy
Obtain vital signs prior to reinfusion
Perform and document intervention for unusual patient status
Evaluate patients’ vascular access during treatment
Discontinue dialysis treatment according to established procedures
Evaluate patient prior to termination of venous access
Perform and record Pre and Post dialysis evaluation