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Dialysis Tech Sr. - Seneca Ridge (Part-Time)

Rochester Regional Health

#Customer Service #Vital Signs #Patient Care

Quick overview

As a Senior Dialysis Tech, team members rely on you for leadership and guidance while setting up and delivering dialysis treatments, including cannulating access sites and responding to complications under RN direction. Responsibilities also include monitoring patient vital signs, recording observations in the EMR, reporting status changes to the RN, and inspecting dialysis access sites.

Requirements summary

Required qualifications include a Dialysis Technician National Certification and maintaining unit-based competency in monitoring water treatment and bicarbonate mixing systems. Preferred qualifications suggest a High School diploma or equivalent, along with 2-4 years of experience in patient care or as an EMT, plus strong customer service and communication skills.

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Job description

Job Title

Dialysis Tech Sr.

Department

Dialysis
Location:
Seneca
Ridge
Hours
Per
Week: 20
Schedule: 515a-145p or 130p-10p every other saturday
SUMMARY: As a Senior Dialysis Tech, team members look to you for leadership and guidance. Your attention to detail and kind, patient focused attitude while administering dialysis is vital to sustaining the lives of our patients. Rochester Regional Health offers a full range of Dialysis treatment options to patients with chronic kidney disease. We treat adults from people from multiple backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities. We care for patients temporarily, either their kidney function recovers or they return to their home dialysis center, move or get a transplant; or some are with us on an ongoing basis. Patients have dialysis treatment anywhere from 2-3 days a week, from 3 to 5 hours each treatment. Our staffing model consists of RN’s, LPN’s and Techs.

Responsibilities

Patient Care. Set up and deliver dialysis treatment; cannulate fistula or graft; obtain blood samples and culture specimens; calculate fluid removal based on nursing assessment; respond to treatment complications under the direction of the Registered Nurse (RN) Reporting. Monitor patient’s vital signs during treatment as well as record observations and interventions in Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system; report patient status changes to RN when appropriate; retrieve lab results when necessary Site Management. Inspect and evaluate dialysis access site and report conditions to the RN REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Dialysis Technician National Certification required Maintains unit based competency and skill in monitoring water treatment systems and Bicarbonate mixing systems

Preferred Qualifications

High School diploma or an equivalent combination of education and healthcare related work experience. 2 – 4 years of experience in patient care or as an EMT preferred Strong customer service, computer, and communication skills EDUCATION: LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS: DT - Dialysis Technician certification - Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology (BONENT)Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology (BONENT) PHYSICAL

Requirements

M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting. For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements. Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations. PAY RANGE: $19.00 - $25.00 CITY: Rochester POSTAL CODE: 14621 The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts. Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Rochester Regional Health is an integrated health services organization serving the people of Western New York, the Finger Lakes, St. Lawrence County, and beyond. The system includes nine hospitals; primary and specialty practices, rehabilitation centers, ambulatory campuses and immediate care facilities; innovative senior services, facilities and independent housing; a wide range of behavioral health services; and Rochester Regional Health Laboratories and ACM Global Laboratories, a global leader in patient and clinical trials. It’s vision is to lead the evolution of healthcare to enable every member of the communities it serves to enjoy a better, healthier life.