Dialysis Technician

Dialysis Technician

Your job is more than a job.

Why a Great Place to Work: You're more than your job. Everyone is. And that's what makes you great at your joball the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we've built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You'll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you'll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. GENERAL DUTIES

• Responsible for assembling supplies and preparing machinery for dialysis. Prepares machines and solutions according to protocol.
• Performs required tests, monitors, and other duties during patient dialysis treatment. Takes the patient's vital signs and monitors the patient, before, during, and after the treatment. Monitors patients and equipment, responds to alarms, and adjusts treatment as required.
• Measures, calculates, and adjusts blood flow and fluid removal rates.
• Disinfects dialysis supplies and sanitizes the equipment.
• Communicates the emotional, medical, psychosocial, and nutritional concerns to the appropriate nursing staff and works with them to ensure patient needs are met.
• Administers prescribed treatment as directed by physicians and/or nursing staff.
• Documents all treatment details as required.
• Ensures patient safety and comfort during the treatment.
• Educate patients about proper dialysis care to aid them in achieving positive outcomes.

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Suitable Clinical Experience

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

• Required: High School Diploma or equivalent

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Preferred: Accreditation from Dialysis Technician Program; CCHT Certification

WORK SHIFT: Variable Hours (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary.

Children's Hospital, at the heart of LCMC Health's incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for expert children's health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Learn more about Children's Hospital's 40+ specialties and our national ranking by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children's Hospital.

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems it's all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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