Dialysis Technician

About This Role

This role involves providing direct care to dialysis patients under the supervision of a registered nurse. It suits a certified nursing assistant with experience as a dialysis technician who is committed to patient well-being and professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Complete pre, intradialytic, and post dialysis assessment of patient
• Identify and prioritize assignment patients
• Initiate, monitor, and terminate dialysis treatments according to unit policies, procedures, and protocols
• Draw periodic lab work per procedure and/or protocols
• Monitor intake and output (pre-dialysis weight, intradialytic weight gain, and target weight), evidence of pain, and pulse oximetry measurements and report all to RN
• Prepare water treatment system and hemodialysis machine for patient shift in accordance with physician
• Monitor dialysis machine readings and parameters, dialyzer throughout the dialytic process and make appropriate adjustments
• Work closely with RN's to provide care to Labor & Delivery patients
• Be responsible for cardiovascular status by maintaining thermoregulation of patient

Requirements

• Certification as a nursing assistant by the Maryland State Board of Nursing, as a CNA-DT
• Completion of CCHT or BONENT national certification
• High school diploma or equivalent
• BLS from American Heart Association
• Basic computer skills, to include data entry and retrieval
• Ability to coordinate eyes and hands quickly and accurately
• Ability to identify and distinguish color, temperature, texture, and size
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds, as determined by the nature of the patient care unit
• Ability to push, pull, lift patients and equipment (e.g. beds, stretchers)
• Ability to bend body downward at the waist and be able to kneel
• One-year experience as a dialysis technician preferable

Benefits

• Full benefits package starting from day one of employment
• Daily Pay
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Retirement Plans
• Supplemental Insurance
• Flexible work schedules
• Professional growth within the organization

About the Company

Holy Cross Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system that serves more than 240,000 individuals each year from Maryland's two largest counties — Montgomery and Prince George's counties. Holy Cross Health earns numerous national awards, clinical designations and accreditations across a wide range of specialties for providing innovative, high-quality health care services.