Patient Care Technician - PCT CCHT - Dialysis

PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Assists in training of applicable direct patient care staff on appropriate programs under the supervision of a nurse.
* Collaborates with the Clinical Manager and Education Coordinator in driving organization quality standards through education regarding all ESRD regulatory and legal requirements and the practice of Continuous Quality Improvement.
* Provides developmental support to applicable clinical and facility staff.
* Participates in implementing  educational programs for PCT staff including contests and other team-based programs.
* Assists in monitoring processes in the delivery of patient care through regular Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities.
* Follows all organization business policies, procedures and systems incorporated into training, including compliance with ethical business practices
* Maintain environmental integrity and aesthetics - ensure all areas are safe and clean.
* Clean and disinfect dialysis machine surface, chair, equipment, and surrounding area between treatments according to facility policy.
* Conduct all tasks necessary for preparation for dialysis treatment and document where appropriate and perform all required pretreatment dialysis machine alarm testing including Pressure Holding (PHT).
* Initiate Solution Delivery System (SDS) system.

- Participates in and reinforces infection control education of patients and families under the direction of the CM or designee as allowed by state law
* Follows all newly admitted patients through their first 4 weeks of dialysis and coordinating their transitional dialysis care
* Reinforces all education and care related matters as it relates to the new patient  as allowed by state law
* Liaisons with appropriate FKC staff members to provide the best patient experience including making sure all disciplines are scheduled to see patient according to plan.
* Assists in assuring patient understanding or home dialysis products, benefits of home and how home dialysis can work for them.
* Sets and preforms a treatment on all machines used in the transitional care unit.
* Assist in assuring patient understanding of treatment options including demonstration of the peritoneal dialysis set-up.
* Assists with coordination of transition to patient’s modality choice.
* Assists with supply ordering and inventory for TCU
- The position provides direct patient care that regularly involves heavy lifting and moving of patients and assisting with ambulation. Equipment aids and/or coworkers may provide assistance. This position requires frequent, prolonged periods of standing and the employee must be able to bend over. The employee may occasionally be required to push and/or pull equipment, exerting up to 15 pounds of force.

The employee may be required to lift and to lower solutions on a frequent basis of up to 30 lbs., and on an occasional lift basis up to 40 lbs., as high as 5 feet. There is a two-person assist program and "material assist” devices for the heavier items.

EDUCATION AND LICENSES:

- Must have a valid PCT national certification or state specific certification as defined by Center for Medicaid/Medicare Services (CMS)
All appropriate state licensure, education, and training (if any) required.# EXPERIENCE AND

REQUIRED SKILLS:

* At least two years previous patient care experience in a hospital setting or a related facility preferred.
* Continued employment is dependent on successful completion of the organization dialysis training program and successful completion of CPR certification.

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