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Your Role:

The role of the Dialysis Tech, Acute Dialysis unit, is to assist RN’s with the delivery of patient care. This includes equipment and machine setup, testing, disinfection in accordance with established department and hospital policies and procedures. The Tech will also initiate, monitor, document but also discontinuing treatments under the supervision of a licensed nurse. You will also assist with transferring patients and machines throughout the hospital and room turnover.

Unit Summary:

The environment on our unit is supportive, with opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth while caring for patients with varied acuity and diagnoses.

We provide supportive therapies for Adult and Pediatric patients who are being treated for many diagnoses, requiring continuous and intermittent hemodialysis procedures as well as therapeutic apheresis, including therapeutic plasmapheresis, leukapheresis, LDL apheresis, therapeutic red cell exchanges, and platelet depletions. Our patients are unique because of their vast diagnoses and varied treatments.

The acute Dialysis Unit has eight beds and provide bedside treatments in VUAH and VCH. Our patient ratio is 1:1 or 2:1

One of the perks of working on the Dialysis unit is the collaboration within our multi-disciplinary team. Together our team of nurses, Techs, providers, management, case managers, and social workers provide each patient the treatment they require.

Our Techs are successful because they have supportive peers who believe in teamwork, continuous learning and applying critical care knowledge during treatments.

Position Shifts:

• Full-time, Second Shift 11am-11:30pm; (36 hours per week)

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Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED (or equivalent experience) and 1 year relevant experience

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration (LCR):

• Completion of Certified Clinical Hemodialysis (CCHT) training and certification
  
  Physical Requirements/Strengths needed & Physical Demands:
  
  Environmental Conditions
  
  • Completion of Certified Clinical Hemodialysis (CCHT) training and certification
  • Heavy Work category requiring exertion of 50 to 100 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 20 to 50 lbs. of force frequently and/or up to 10 to 20 lbs. of force continually to move objects.
  • Occasional: Lifting under 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects under 35 lbs from one level to another
  • Occasional: Lifting over 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects from one level to another, includes upward pulling over 35 lbs, with help of coworkers or assistive device
  • Occasional: Carrying under 35 lbs: Transporting an object holding in hands, arms or shoulders, with help of coworkers or assistive device.
  • Occasional: Carrying over 35 lbs: Transporting an object holding in hands, arms or shoulders, with help of coworkers or assistive device.
  • Occasional: Push/Pull: Exerting force to move objects away from or toward.
  • Occasional: Bending/Stooping: Trunk bending downward and forward by bending spine at waist requiring full use of lower extremities and back muscles
  • Occasional: Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching or maneuvering self, patient and equipment simultaneously while working in large and small spaces
  • Occasional: Kneeling:Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees.
  • Occasional: Crouching/Squatting: Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.
  • Occasional: Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.
  • Occasional: Bimanual Dexterity: Requiring the use of both hands.
  • Frequent: Sitting: Remaining in seated position
  • Frequent: Standing: Remaining on one's feet without moving.
  • Frequent: Walking: Moving about on foot.
  • Frequent: Reaching below shoulders: Extending arms in any direction below shoulders.
  • Frequent: Fingering: Picking, pinching, gripping, working primarily with fingers requiring fine manipulation.
  • Frequent: Vision: Clarity of near vision at 20 inches or less and far vision at 20 feet or more with depth perception, peripheral vision, color vision.
  • Frequent: Smell: Ability to detect and identify odors.
  • Continuous: Communication: Expressing or exchanging written/verbal/electronic information.
  • Continuous: Auditory: Perceiving the variances of sounds, tones and pitches and able to focus on single source of auditory information
  • Frequent: Chemicals and Gasses: Medications, cleaning chemicals, oxygen, other medical gases used in work area.
  • Continuous: Pathogens: Risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other contagious illnesses.

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