Patient Care Technician - PCT

About the job

Fresenius Kidney Care in Spokane is hiring a full-time patient care technician (PCT). As part of the dialysis team, the technician sets up and runs hemodialysis machines and gives safe dialysis treatments under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse.

What you'll do

• Check patients before, during and after treatment, including vital signs, weight and vascular access, and report changes to the registered nurse or supervisor
• Cannulate vascular access and give heparin as delegated or as state law allows
• Start and end dialysis according to orders, program each machine for ultrafiltration goals and treatment time, and make sure safety alarms are on
• Watch how patients respond, handle problems during treatment as ordered and document every intervention
• Record treatment details on the Hemodialysis Treatment Sheet and in the clinical system
• Collect, label and prepare lab specimens and print lab requisitions
• Test machine alarms before treatment and clean and disinfect machines, chairs and equipment between patients
• In the transitional care unit, follow new patients through their first 4 weeks of dialysis, explain home dialysis and treatment options and help with supplies

What you need

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Meet CMS-approved state or national certification requirements within the required timeline
• Successful completion of the company's dialysis training program and CPR certification to stay employed
• Take the Ishihara color blindness test (failing it does not automatically rule out hire)
• Heavy lifting and moving of patients, long periods of standing, and frequent lifting of solutions up to 30 pounds, occasionally up to 40 pounds
• Travel between assigned facilities and community locations

Preferred

• Previous patient care experience in a hospital or similar facility

Schedule

• Full-time

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• A 401(k) with a company match
• Paid time off and parental leave