Patient Care Technician - PCT

About This Role

This role involves providing safe and effective dialysis therapy to patients under the supervision of a licensed nurse, ensuring compliance with regulations and contributing to quality enhancement programs. Responsibilities include operating hemodialysis machines and maintaining a clean working environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist other healthcare members in providing patient-specific detailed education regarding adequacy measures and disease process/access
• Welcome assigned patients and inquire as to their wellbeing
• Evaluate vascular access for patency, perform vascular access cannulation, and administer heparin as delegated or allowed by state law
• Obtain necessary pre and post-treatment vital signs and weight, and perform vascular access evaluation pre-treatment
• Initiate dialysis treatment according to prescribed orders, including blood flow (QB) and dialysate flow (QD)
• Evaluate intradialytic problems and provide intervention as prescribed by physician order or as directed
• Monitor patients’ response to dialysis therapy
• Obtain vital signs prior to reinfusion; perform all relevant functions necessary for the discontinuation of treatment
• Responsible for calculating and entry of individual patients’ dialysis machine programming for Ultrafiltration (UF) goal, treatment time, and UF modeling
• Perform and document any intervention for unusual patient status and document patients' response to intervention

Requirements

• High School diploma or G.E.D. required
• Must meet Center for Medicaid/Medicare Services (CMS)-approved state and/or national certification requirements within the required state or CMS timeline
• All appropriate state licensure, education, and training (if any) required

Qualifications

• High School diploma or G.E.D.
• Previous patient care experience in a hospital setting or a related facility preferred.

Nice to Have

• Previous patient care experience in a hospital setting or a related facility