Hemodialysis Technician

WILLING TO START AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Position Title: Hemodialysis Technician

Department: Hemodialysis Center

Reports to: Medical Director/Head Nurse

Direct Reports:

Location: NHQ | PRC Port Area

Purpose Statement

A Hemodialysis Technician’s purpose is to safely operate, maintain, and troubleshoot dialysis equipment, providing direct care to patients with chronic kidney failure (ESRD). They operate under nursing supervision to initiate, monitor, and terminate treatments, ensuring patient safety, comfort, and accurate fluid/waste removal.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Setting Up and Operating Dialysis Machines

• Take excellent care of the equipment as he:
• Primes and prepare dialyzers and dialysis bath according to formula
• Prepares, rinses, disinfects dialysis machines before treatment.
• Calibrates reprocessing machines at the start of the day before use.
• Control of spillage and contamination.
• Labels all used dialyzers properly, performs reprocessing of used dialyzers and assesses reprocessed dialyzers for acceptability.
• Records dialyzer re-use number in flow sheet.
• Stores reprocessed dialyzers in an orderly manner.

Monitoring Patients During Dialysis

• Performs ancillary duties that contribute to the smooth operation of the facility, provided they are within his/her ability, including:
• Monitoring patient for adverse reaction and hemodialysis machine for malfunction.
• Assist with moving machines in/out of patient care area as directed. Cleaning of dialysis machines.
• Transfer/transport of patients within the facility with sufficient help form other staff.
• Assist with maintenance of the physical plant as directed.

Troubleshooting and Maintenance

• Monitors preventive maintenance and repairs of dialysis machines, reverse osmosis water treatment systems, dialyzer reprocessing machines, and ensures proper storage procedures are followed.
• Ensures the availability of all supplies necessary for hemodialysis sessions, including adequate water supply, maintains readiness of materials for emergency situations, and conducts inventory of all operating supplies and stocks at the end of every shift.
• Reports to the Head Nurse all concerns related to operating equipment and storage procedures to facilitate necessary actions beyond his capacity.
• Coordinates with service engineers from respective suppliers and provides recommendations regarding the repair and maintenance of the dialysis center facility.

Infection Control and Safety

• Ensures strict adherence to infection control protocols in dialysis care, including proper handling of equipment, cleaning and disinfecting machines, and maintaining a sterile environment in accordance with established guidelines.

Documentation and Record-Keeping

• Maintains accurate and detailed documentation of each dialysis session, including machine settings, patient responses, and any issues encountered, to ensure continuity of care and support the work of other healthcare professionals.
• Maintains daily inventory records of all hemodialysis supplies and medications.

Other Duties:

• Participates in the quarterly review of emergency and disaster procedures with patients.
• Attends annual emergency and disaster in-service meetings and drills.
• Attends general staff meetings and in-service trainings as required.
• Notifies the Head Nurse, physician on duty, or other team members of any patient or dialyzer condition requiring further attention.
• Maintains Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification, including CPR, other resuscitative measures, and operation of the AED as needed in emergency situations.
• Performs other tasks as assigned from time to time.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Qualifications/Minimum Education:

• Graduate of any four-year course, preferably nurse with PRC license {MUST BE A COLLEGE GRADUATE]

Personal Qualities and Skills:

• Must have an updated training in Basic Life Support with CPR

Work Experience:

• He/she must have at least six months experience in a dialysis clinic
• With Certificate of Training as a dialysis technician

Equipment Used: Computer, scanner, printer, copier, telephone and fax machine

Working Environment: Office Based and Field Based

Key Contacts: PRC NHQ Internal Departments & Employees, PRC Chapters & Employees, PRC Volunteers, Community Groups, International Partners

Core Values: Fast, Flexible, Focused, Forward Looking and Friendly

All staff shall agree to abide by the philosophy and principles of the Philippines Red Cross, in particular the 7 fundamental principles: Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity, and Universality.

Pay: Php25,000.00 - Php26,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person