Hospitalist, Hospital Medicine Medical

Job Overview

Dialysis Patient Care Associate – FLOAT position in Athens, Alabama. Provide hands‑on dialysis therapy under the direction of a licensed nurse in a supportive, quality‑focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Set up, operate, and maintain hemodialysis machines.
• Perform vascular access cannulation and monitor patency.
• Collect and document vital signs, weights, and dialysis parameters before and after treatment.
• Administer heparin and manage hemostasis.
• Identify and intervene in intradialytic problems per physician orders.
• Discontinue dialysis safely and evaluate patient before discharge.
• Maintain a clean, safe treatment area and perform infection control practices.
• Assist in training and education of patients and staff about dialysis techniques and quality improvement programs.
• Complete all required documentation in application and on treatment sheets.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities and infection control audits.

Qualifications

Physical Demands

Work involves frequent, prolonged standing, bending, and lifting; requires ability to move patients and equipment up to 40 pounds. May require travel between facilities and occasional office work.

Employees are required to pass an Ishihara Color‑Blindness test as a condition of employment; reasonable accommodations are available.

EOE. Disability / veterans. Fair Opportunity in Job Acquisition Pursuant to Executive Order 56, 1997.

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