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Technician
Narayana Health
Raipur
Full-Time
0-3 Years experience
Description
| Job Purpose: |
| To provide dialysis treatment for patients with kidney failure |
| Job Responsibilities: |
| * Sets up and operates hemodialysis machine to provide dialysis treatment for patients with kidney failure: Attaches dialyzer and tubing to machine to assemble for use. * Mixes dialysate, according to formula. * Primes dialyzer with saline or heparinized solution to prepare machine for use. * Transports patient to dialysis room and positions patient on lounge chair at hemodialysis machine. * Takes and records patient's predialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate. * Explains dialysis procedure and operation of hemodialysis machine to patient before treatment to allay anxieties. * Cleans area of access, using antiseptic solution. * Connects hemodialysis machine to access in patient's forearm or catheter site to start blood circulating through dialyzer. * Inspects equipment settings, including pressures, conductivity, and temperature to ensure conformance to safety standards. * Starts blood flow pump at prescribed rate. * Inspects venous and arterial pressures as registered on equipment to ensure pressures are within established limits. * Calculates fluid removal or replacement to be achieved during dialysis procedure. * Monitors patient for adverse reaction and hemodialysis machine for malfunction. * Takes and records patient's postdialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate. * May fabricate parts, such as cannulas, tubing, catheters, connectors, and fittings, using handtools. |
| Candidate Requirements: |
- Able to work accurately and with minimal supervision.
- Ability to comprehend written instructions given by the related departmental personnel.
- Ability to plan & organize ones work schedule effectively.
- Speaking and listening are essential requirements to understand and carry out the instructions given by the supervisors and other related departmental personnel.
- Affinity to work in team.
- Enthusiasm.
About Narayana Health
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