Patient Care Technician

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Are you a compassionate and dedicated individual looking for a fulfilling career opportunity?

We are currently seeking a dynamic individual to join our team as a Patient Care Technician (PCT) while making a positive impact on the lives of our adult/geriatric ESRD patient population at our clinic in Anchorage, Alaska.

The primary responsibilities of this position are:


* Cares for and monitors patients before, during, and post dialysis treatment.


* Prepares dialysis machine and its components for treatment.


* Transports patients, records patient's weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate and respiration rate.


* Explains dialysis procedure and operation of hemodialysis machine to patient before treatment to allay anxieties.


* Inspects and cleans area of access.

(fistula, graft, or catheter)


* Inspects equipment settings, including pressures, conductivity (proportion of chemicals to water), and temperature to ensure conformance to safety standards.


* Starts patient treatment according to physician order.


* Monitors patient for adverse reaction and hemodialysis machine for malfunction.


* Assists in inventory and supply stocking in the dialysis clinic.



*Please note that this is not an all-inclusive list of the responsibilities of the position.

PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN
STATE SPECIFIC BOARD OF NURSING REQUIREMENTS

California


* Must possess current Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT) certificate from California Department of Public Health (CDPH) at time of hire OR


* Hired at USRC location recognized by state of California as an approved dialysis technician training program and obtain California state certification (CHT) within six (6) weeks of successful completion of training program.

Maryland


* Must possess current Certified Nursing Assistants -- Dialysis Technicians (CNA-DT) certificate from Maryland Board of Nursing OR


* Hired at USRC location recognized by state of Maryland as an approved dialysis technician training program and obtain Maryland CNA-DT certificate within three (3) months from date of hire OR


* Out-of-state applicant must have active BONENT certification and provide proof of initial application for CNA-DT certification.

New Mexico


* Must have New Mexico dialysis technician certificate at time of hire OR


* Hired at USRC location recognized by state of New Mexico as an approved dialysis technician training program and obtain New Mexico state certification within six (6) months of successful completion of training program OR


* New Mexico certification of hemodialysis technician is required for out of state applicant with active state or national hemodialysis certification; must obtain New Mexico state certification prior to working as a Certified Hemodialysis Technician.


* After January 1 st , 2024, all initial applications for the certifie...