About This Role
This role involves preparing and maintaining dialysis equipment, ensuring the safety and quality of dialysis treatments, and assisting the hemodialysis team in a clinical setting. The position suits a certified dialysis technician committed to patient care and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Perform adequate rinsing and priming of dialyzers prior to use
- Prepare dialysis baths according to the right formula and proper calibration and settings on the dialysis machine
- Properly label and collect all used dialyzers in the dialysis area and store them in accordance with internal protocol to prevent spillage of blood products and avoid contamination
- Perform and assess reprocessing of used dialyzers based on AAMI standards
- Assist and perform regular preventive maintenance of all HD machines, including monitoring and proper recording of machine hours, machine repairs, and machine-related problems
- Conduct proper regular disinfection of the dialysis unit, HD machines, medical equipment, reprocessing machines, RO 29 (Reverse Osmosis), and water distribution systems, and ensure proper daily performance
- Ensure that regular backwashing and all proper maintenance of the RO water system are performed daily to provide safe and adequate water supply and avoid interference in HDC operations
- Conduct monthly bacteriology testing of all required water products, as well as bi-annual chemical analysis of the treated water in DOH accredited laboratories
- Assist the HD team during emergencies and perform BLD during cardiac and/or pulmonary arrest
- Enforce and observe company-set policies and perform delegated tasks
Requirements
- High school graduate
- Certification and training as a Dialysis Technician
- Hemodialysis Certification by a structured training program for three (3) months or more if necessary
