Patient Care Technician - PCT

About the job

Fresenius Kidney Care in Post Falls is hiring a full-time Patient Care Technician (PCT) to join its dialysis care team. Working under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse, the PCT sets up and runs hemodialysis machines, delivers safe treatments and helps keep the clinic clean and safe.

Fresenius Medical Care keeps a drug-free workplace.

What you'll do

• Greet patients, check vital signs and weight before and after treatment, and evaluate the vascular access
• Cannulate the vascular access and give heparin as delegated and as state law allows
• Program each dialysis machine to the prescribed settings, start and end treatments, and make sure safety alarms are on
• Watch patients and machines during treatment, step in as ordered, and report changes to the registered nurse
• Record treatment data and vital signs accurately and review treatment sheets for completeness
• Draw prescribed labs and label, prepare and store specimens for pickup
• Clean and disinfect machines, chairs and equipment between treatments and follow infection control rules
• In the transitional care unit, follow new patients through their first 4 weeks and help them learn about home dialysis and treatment options

What you need

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• CMS-approved state or national certification, met within the state or CMS timeline
• Any required state license, education and training
• Successful completion of the company's dialysis training program and CPR certification to keep the job
• An Ishihara color blindness test (failing does not rule out employment)
• Able to stand for long periods, bend, help move and lift patients, and lift up to 30 pounds often and 40 pounds now and then
• Travel between assigned facilities and community locations

Preferred

• Past patient care experience in a hospital or similar facility

Schedule

• Full-time
• Travel between facilities may be required