Long Island Community Hospital has served this richly diverse region as a patient-first community hospital for more than 60 years. As Long Island’s only independent community hospital, we are 100% committed to becoming the community’s healthcare provider of choice with our greatly enhanced services including the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, our highly-advanced heart disease diagnosis and treatment facility, our new modern surgical pavilion, our unique ER approach, and our high-touch services including women’s imaging, sleep laboratory and orthopedics and more. These services are delivered with the highest level of compassion by our LI Community Hospital staff – Long Islanders with an unmistakable mix of courage and heart who care about the people right here in our community and whose sole purpose is to provide personalized comfort.
Long Island Community Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Long Island Community Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Hemodialysis Technician to join our Hemodialysis team.
In this role the Hemodialysis Technician works under the supervision of the Registered Nurse, assists the dialysis nursing staff in providing a safe and efficient dialysis treatment for each patient. Operates and maintains safe functioning of dialysis machines and other ancillary patient care equipment. Operates and maintains safe functioning of both the reverse osmosis and the bicarbonate systems. Stocks supplies needed in the patient care area.
Participates in educational /professional development to improve job knowledge. Participates in the performance improvement projects.
Ensures safe and efficient operation of the R/O by checking and recording all required parameters
Ensures the safe and efficient functioning of the hemodialysis machine by checking and recording all required parameters
Ensures the safe and efficient functioning of each dialysis circuit and dialyzer by checking and recording all required parameters.
Ensures that all machine parameters and dialysate concentrate used are all set according to the MD orders
Maintains strict adherence to standard precautions as per hospital policy, ie: wears fluid resistant gowns, face shield and gloves, etc.
Maintains strict adherence to infection control policies and procedures to prevent transmission of blood-borne disease within the unit
Ensures accurate vital signs on each patient prior to, during and post dialysis
Ensures safe fistula and A-V graft cannulation
Ensures that all blood work is obtained as ordered with patient identifiers.
Ensures safe initiation of, monitoring of and termination of each dialysis treatment and records all required parameters
Ensures adequate cleaning of each machine, patient supplies and patient care area between treatments
Reports all unusual findings and problems with both patients and machines to the registered nurse immediately
Safely Operates Hemodialysis machines, ancillary equipment and the R/O and Bicarbonate systems
Initiates use of the deionization system if R/O is down
Initiates use of Bicart columns
Checks and records dialysis machine temperature, conductivity, pH, prior to each treatment to ensure accurate machine calibration. Checks each machine used for these parameters with an independent meter prior to each patient treatment.
Maintains and stocks needed supply’s
Reports problems with supplies to the Chief Dialysis Technician or the Nurse Manager
Participates in educational/professional development to improve job knowledge.
Attends at least 5 staff meetings per years or reads all minutes of meetings and signs minutes sheet.
Participates in the development of other staff members.
Completes all annual mandatory education
Participates in the unit goal of improving patient care
High School diploma OR GED
Hemodialysis Technician Certification within 18 months of hire (CCHT preferred upon hire)
BLS Certification
Ability to understand and assist with meeting the age specific needs of patients
Ability to learn multiple dialysis procedures and necessary infection control practices
Must be able to lift and carry a minimum of 0 to 50 pounds.
Ability to move, walk and stand for approximately 90% of work time
At least one year of Hemodialysis experience preferred
Will be cross-trained to WMS and to the Acute Unit to meet the needs of the department.
Requisition ID: 2016-7778
External Company URL: www.LongIslandCommunityHospital.org
Street: 101 WEST MAIN STREET
I have 2 years of experience in performing hemodialysis procedures, including setting up and operating the dialysis machine, monitoring patients during treatment, and ensuring proper disinfection and sterilization protocols.
We, the hemodialysis technicians, are medical specialists and we have the training in the working of a dialysis machine. Our duties include monitoring those patients who need to undergo dialysis treatment, ensuring the usage of the dialysis machine is secure and safe while we adjust removal rates of patient fluid as required. We, as hemodialysis technicians, work closely with patients to ensure they are comfortable during the treatment.
Core tasks: