Hemodialysis Technician

CommonSpirit Memorial is an award-winning, not-for-profit, faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we offer a comprehensive continuum of care, from preventative and primary care to acute hospital services specializing in cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, stroke, and orthopedic services. Our commitment to excellence has earned us top prestigious recognition repeatedly from U.S. News and World Report, PINC AI™, CMS, Healthgrades®, Leapfrog, and most recently as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee. We are proud to serve Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia with the expertise of 4,700 employees and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.

As our Hemodialysis Technician, you will prepare, operate, and maintain hemodialysis equipment and help care for patients during hemodialysis treatments, under the supervision of a registered nurse.

Every day you will set up and monitor dialysis equipment and support patients throughout their treatments.

To be successful in this role, you will bring hemodialysis technical training, careful attention to safety and detail, and a caring approach with patients.

• Works with Dialysis RNs to provide safe and effective dialysis services
• Use of general patient care and communication equipment such as nurse call pager system;
• EMR; Bed Tracking System; all equipment used to monitor patient’s vital signs, including all patient scales.
• Good communication skills including pleasant phone manner, and good patient care techniques

Required

• High School Graduate or Equivalent and Previous health care experience as a CNA, EMT, Medical Assistant, etc., upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician, within 6 - months or
• Certified Nursing Assistant: TN, within 6 - months or
• Emergency Medical Technician: TN, within 6 - months or
• Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, within 6 - months or
• Certified Medical Assistant AAMA, within 6 - months or
• Certified Medical Assistant NHA, within 6 - months or
• National Certified Medical Assistant NCCT, within 6 - months or
• National Registered/Certified Medical Assistant NAHP, within 6 - months or
• Registered Medical Assistant AMT, within 6 - months or
• Registered Medical Assistant, within 6 - months or
• Cert Med Asst - MMCI, within 6 - months

Preferred

• and Previous Hemodialysis experience, upon hire