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Patient Care Technician
Fresenius Medical CarePatient Care Technician delivering supervised hemodialysis treatments at Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s leading kidney-disease care provider. Supporting patient monitoring, documentation, infection control, and transitional home-dialysis education.
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in providing safe and effective dialysis therapy, including machine operation, patient assessment, and infection control. Proficient in performing cannulation, monitoring patient responses, and maintaining accurate treatment documentation.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Dialysis Therapy AdministrationHemodialysis Machine OperationPatient Assessment and MonitoringInfection Control PracticesCPR Certification
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Hard Skills
CannulationVital Sign ChecksUltrafiltration CalculationLaboratory Test CoordinationData Entry and Documentation
Soft Skills
Customer Service CommitmentTeam CollaborationPatient Education
Tools & Technologies
Dialysis MachinesTreatment SheetsProgress Notes
Certifications & Qualifications
CMS-Approved CertificationCPR Certification
Industry Keywords
Patient CareInfection Control PoliciesTransitional CareQuality Improvement Activities
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide safe and effective dialysis therapy under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse
- Set up and operate hemodialysis machines
- Welcome patients and assess their wellbeing and vascular access
- Perform cannulation, delegated heparin administration, vital-sign and weight checks
- Initiate, monitor, intervene in, document, and discontinue dialysis treatments according to prescribed orders
- Calculate and enter machine programming for ultrafiltration goals, treatment time, and UF modeling
- Monitor patient responses, vascular access pressures, safety alarms, and unusual findings
- Report significant information and patient-condition changes to the registered nurse or supervisor
- Obtain laboratory tests and prepare, label, store, and coordinate specimens
- Maintain a safe, clean, and infection-controlled treatment environment
- Clean and disinfect dialysis machines, chairs, equipment, and surrounding areas between treatments
- Enter treatment data and maintain treatment sheets, progress notes, charts, and lab requisitions
- Participate in CQI activities and infection-control audits and education
- Monitor patients performing self-care under RN supervision
- Support transitional care for newly admitted patients during their first four weeks of dialysis
- Reinforce education about home dialysis, treatment options, and modality choices
- Set up and perform treatments on transitional care unit machines and assist with supply ordering and inventory
- Assist with training applicable direct patient-care staff under nurse supervision
Requirements
What you’ll need- High School diploma or G.E.D. required
- Must meet CMS-approved state and/or national certification requirements within the required state or CMS timeline
- Must hold or complete all appropriate state licensure, education, and training required
- Demonstrated commitment to organization culture, values, and customer service standards
- Previous patient care experience in a hospital setting or related facility preferred
- Successful completion of the organization dialysis training program required for continued employment
- Successful completion of CPR certification required for continued employment
- Ability to perform direct patient care involving heavy lifting and moving patients and assisting with ambulation
- Ability to stand for prolonged periods and bend over frequently
- Ability to push and/or pull equipment with up to 15 pounds of force
- Ability to frequently lift and lower solutions up to 30 lbs. and occasionally lift up to 40 lbs. as high as 5 feet
- Must take the Ishihara's Color Blindness test as a condition of employment
- Must follow infection-control policies and procedures
- Must comply with organization policies, procedures, ethical business practices, and applicable regulations
Benefits
Comp & perks- Dialysis training program
- CPR certification support/requirement for continued employment
- Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
- Two-person assist program and material-assist devices for heavier items
- Equal opportunity employment
- Drug-free workplace