Dialysis Technician

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Description:

Job Title: Dialysis Technician

Employment Type: Full Time

Shift: Day

Position Highlights:

• Competitive pay

• Additional Benefits: Full benefits package starting from day one of employment, Daily Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, Retirement Plans, Supplemental Insurance and more

• Quality of Life: Flexible work schedules

• Advancement: professional growth within the organization

• Location: The Holy Cross Dialysis Center at Woodmore in Mitchellville, Md.

Description:

• Dialysis Technician will work under the supervision of the RN to provide care to Dialysis patients.

Responsibilities:

• Completes pre, intradialytic, and post dialysis assessment of patient's condition and documents.

• Identifies and prioritizes assignment patients' nursing care needs/ problems

• Initiates, monitors, and terminates dialysis treatments according to unit policies, procedures, and protocols.

• Draws periodic lab work per procedure and/or protocols

• Monitors intake and output (pre-dialysis weight, intradialytic weight gain, and target weight), evidence of pain, and pulse oximetry measurements and reports all to RN

• Prepares water treatment system and hemodialysis machine for patient shift in accordance with physician's orders.

• Monitors dialysis machine readings and parameters, dialyzer throughout the dialytic process. Make appropriate adjustments.

• Works closely with RN's to provide care to Labor & Delivery patient

• Responsible for cardiovascular status by maintaining thermoregulation of patient.

What you will need:

Required:

• Certification as a nursing assistant by the Maryland State Board of Nursing, as a CNA-DT

• Completion of CCHT or BONENT national certification required.

• 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. Must be able to push, pull, lift patients and equipment (e.g. beds, stretchers). Must be able to bend body downward at the waist and be able to kneel. One-year experience as a dialysis technician preferable.

Pay rate: $19.72 - $27.61

Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.

About us:

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.

Holy Cross Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to Minority/Females/disabled/Veteran (M/F/D/V) status.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran