Patient Care Technician - PCT - Dialysis Preceptor
Core
Operates hemodialysis machines and provides direct patient care under nurse supervision, including vascular access cannulation, treatment initiation, and monitoring.
Role type
Patient Care Technician (Dialysis Preceptor)
Builds
Dialysis treatments and safe clinical environments
Domain
Healthcare / Dialysis
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Hemodialysis machine operation, vascular access cannulation, vital signs monitoring, medication administration (heparin), infection control, patient education, documentation, preceptorship
Preferred skills
Quality improvement (QEP/CQI) activities, staff training and orientation, lab specimen collection
Technologies
Hemodialysis machines, Solution Delivery Systems (SDS), clinical applications
Responsibilities
Initiate and monitor dialysis treatments, perform vascular access cannulation, educate patients on disease process and adequacy measures, train and evaluate new PCT staff, maintain equipment and environmental safety, document treatment parameters and patient status.
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC