Patient Care Technician

**Staff Related**

• Assists in training of applicable direct patient care staff on appropriate programs under the supervision of a nurse.
  
  

Education/Communication

• 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.
  
  

Record Keeping

• Complete and document ongoing participation in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities.
• Enters all treatment data into the designated clinical application in an accurate and timely manner.
• Review treatment sheets for completeness, ensure nursing signatures are documented, and ensure
  
  

omitted entries are completed or corrected by appropriate staff.

• Prepare initial patient chart for admission and compile paperwork for appropriate placement in chart.
• Prepare/print lab requisitions for prescribed or stat Lab specimens according to laboratory destination.
• Collect, label, appropriately prepare and store lab samples according required laboratory specifications.
• Ensure collection of lab specimens by appropriate lab courier.
  
  

Infection Control

• Assists in collecting information for infection control audits.
• Supports staff and patient Adherence to infection control practices.
• Follows infection control Policies and Procedures
• Participates in and reinforces infection control education of patients and families under the direction of the CM or designee as allowed by state law.
  
  

Transitional Care Unit

• 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
  
  

**PHYSICAL** **DEMANDS** **AND** **WORKING** **CONDITIONS:**

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
  
  

encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable

Individuals With Disabilities To Perform The Essential Functions.

• Employees are required to take the Ishihara's Color Blindness test as a condition of employment. Note that: Failing the
  
  

Ishihara Test for Color Blindness does not preclude employment. The Company will consider whether reasonable

accommodations can be made.

• Day to day work includes desk and personal computer work and interaction with patients, facility staff, and physicians. The position requires travel between assigned facilities and various locations within the community. Travel to regional, Business Unit and Corporate meetings may be required.
• The work environment is characteristic of a health care facility with air temperature contr l and moderate noise levels. May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases/materials
• The position provides direct patient care that regularly involves heavy lifting and moving of patients and assisting with ambulation.Equipmentaidsand/orcoworkersmayprovideassistance.Thispositionrequiresfrequent,prolongedperiodsof 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:**

• HighSchooldiplomaorG.E.D. required.
• Must meet Center for Medicaid/Medicare Services (CMS)-approved state and/or national certification requirements within the required state or CMS timeline.
• All appropriate state licensure,education,andtraining(ifany) required.
• Demonstrated commitment to organization culture, values, and customer service standards
  
  

**EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS** **:**

• Previous patient care experience in a hospital setting or a related facility preferred.
• Continued employment is dependent on successful completion of the organization's dialysis training program and successful completion of CPR certification.
  
  

**EO/AA Employer: Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity**

**Fresenius Medical Care North America maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.**