Join Cleveland Clinic Euclid Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Euclid Hospital offers a complete continuum of care, including emergency services, rehabilitation and outpatient care. Here, you will work alongside a team of dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Cleveland Clinic offers long-term services to meet thedifferent needsof patients. Chronic therapies, including hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, are a lifeline supporting patients until kidney transplant.Dialysis Techniciansprovide intermittent hemodialysis (IHD) care to patients in the immediate presence/under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN).

A caregiver in this position works7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. with on-call requirements.Must be able to float to other CCF locations in the eastern region.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Clarify any prescribed dialysis care regimen for a patient when the technician believes that the regimen is inaccurate.

• Consult withan appropriate licensedpractitioner to clarify the prescribed dialysis care regimen.

• Notify the practitioner when the technician decides not to follow the prescribeddialysiscare regimen or direction.

• Document that the practitioner was notified of the decision not to follow the direction or the prescribed dialysis care regimen, taking any action necessary toassurethe safety of the patient.

• Administer medications when delegated by a registered nurse or a licensed physician as outlined by the Ohio RevisedCode).

• Share responsibility with the technologist team in preparation of water,dialysateandperformsother technical duties.

• Communicate with the water company when problems arise and arrange for the disinfections of the water rooms.

• Assistwith basic equipment usage issues and troubleshooting.

• Manages doping Potassium in acid concentrate jugs and refills jugs with needed dialysis solutions.

• Conduct 5S zone responsibilities.

• Teach and support othercaregiversand personnel.

• Assistwith research projects.

• Monitor and chart the central water system.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Highschooldiploma or GED.

• Certified by the currentstate as a Certified Dialysis Technician (CDT) andmaintaincurrent certification.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA)or American Red Cross.

• One year of prior Intermittent Hemodialysis (IHD) experience.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range. Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids on a daily basis.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.