Renal Technician - Hemo Dialysis Unit - Royal Center Community; RCCCDU

Renal Technician - Hemo Dialysis Unit - Royal City Center Community (RCCCDU)

Salary: CAD $30.27 per hour.

We are currently hiring a Casual Renal Technician to join our Hemo Dialysis Unit at Royal City Center Community in New Westminster, B.C.

Benefits:

• Four weeks of vacation to start.
• Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits.
• Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan.
• 87% maternity top-up.
• 50% subsidy on Translink passes.
• Eligibility based on employment status.

Overview:

• Under general supervision of the Manager, Clinical Operations, operate, set up and monitor dialysis equipment; prepare and test equipment; clean, rinse, sterilize and disinfect renal equipment; maintain supplies; provide instruction and training; participate in quality improvement activities; maintain current knowledge of renal equipment; and provide input into equipment purchases.

Responsibilities:

• Prepares dialysis equipment for patient treatment by performing duties such as attaching tubing, running infusion medicine, calibrating and checking alarms, and testing dialyzers; monitors equipment during dialysis; assesses and troubleshoots equipment via alarms; performs daily water verification test.
• Cleans, rinses, sterilizes and disinfects renal equipment according to specifications; removes and disposes of dialyzers; performs routine maintenance of dialysis machine and reverse osmosis equipment, including replacing pre-filters.
• Provides instruction and training to staff in operating renal equipment by demonstrating safe effective usage and participating in ongoing and in-service educational training programs.
• Transports hemodialysis machines and portable reverse osmosis units to other areas and assists with setup for acute dialysis.
• Participates in quality improvement for the Renal Program to identify areas requiring improvement and make recommendations to the Manager.
• Maintains equipment and supplies for patient care by restocking, re-ordering and safely storing supplies.
• Handles, stores and dispenses workplace hazardous materials and sharps in accordance with established procedures; attends to hazardous spills.
• Participates in the purchase of new renal equipment in collaboration with the Manager and Biomedical Engineering staff.
• Maintains current knowledge of renal equipment through journals, training courses and conferences.
• Assists in preparing patients for treatment; transfers patients to/from waiting rooms.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Education and Experience:
  
  Grade 12 plus two (2) years of recent related experience or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Skills and Abilities:
• Effective communication (verbal and written).
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out duties.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

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