Job Title: Dialysis Tech
Department: Dialysis
Location: 2010 Empire Blvd Webster NY 14580
Hours Per Week: 30
Schedule: 11:00AM-9:30PM

SUMMARY:

As a Dialysis Tech, your attention to detail and kind, patient focused attitude while administering dialysis is crucial to sustaining the lives of our patients.

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 and inspect and evaluate dialysis access site, under direction of the Registered Nurse.

• Reporting - Monitor patient’s vital signs during treatment and record observations and interventions in Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system; report patient status changes to RN when appropriate; retrieve lab results when necessary.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or an equivalent combination of education and healthcare related work experience.

• Dialysis Technician National Certification required within 18 months of hire
  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1 year of experience in patient care or as an EMT preferred.

• Strong customer service, computer, and communication skills preferred.

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.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - New York State Education Department (NYSED)
• BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (AHA)

PAY RANGE: $18.50 - $20.85

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for successful applicants. It may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, clinical licensure date, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.