Renal Technician

1 month ago

Abbotsford, Canada Fraser Health Full time

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $27.33 - $27.33 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
We hire great people for outstanding jobs and need your help to expand the ability to deliver prompt and professional service. We are currently looking for casual **Renal Technicians **to join Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre located in **Abbotsford, B.C.**

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services to over 1.9 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations. Our team of 43,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care.

Effective October 26th 2021, all new hires to Fraser Health will need to have full COVID 19 vaccination (have received a full series of a World Health Organization “WHO” approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines). Please note this applies to all postings, and individual medical exemptions must be approved by the Provincial Health Officer.

Detailed Overview:
Under the general supervision of the Manager, Clinical Operations, operates, sets up and monitors equipment during dialysis including preparing dialysis equipment for patient treatment, responding to alarms, problem solving equipment malfunctions and testing dialyzers; cleans, rinses, sterilizes and disinfects renal equipment; maintains equipment and supplies for patient care and demonstrates the operation of equipment to staff; participates in quality improvement activities, maintains current knowledge of renal equipment and provides input into renal equipment purchases.

**Responsibilities**:

- Prepares dialysis equipment for patient treatment by performing duties such as attaching tubing, running infusion medicine through blood lines, calibrating and checking alarms and testing dialyzers; monitors equipment during dialysis; assesses and troubleshoots equipment via equipment alarms; performs daily water verification test.
- Cleans, rinses, sterilizes and disinfects renal equipment according to manufacturer''s specifications and established procedures; removes and disposes of dialyzers, as per established body substance precautions and biohazard waste procedures. Performs routine maintenance of dialysis machine and reverse osmosis (RO) equipment, including replacing pre-filters.
- Provides instruction and training to staff in operating renal equipment by demonstrating safe and effective equipment usage to ensure staff are familiar with policies and procedures, proper operation and maintenance; participates in ongoing and in-service educational training programs.
- Transports hemodialysis machines and portable reverse osmosis units to other areas and assists with the set up for acute dialysis, as required.
- Participates in quality improvement for the Renal Program to ensure optimal technical services are provided by performing duties such as identifying areas requiring improvement and making recommendations to the Manager, Clinical Operations.
- Maintains equipment and supplies for patient care by restocking, re-ordering and safely storing supplies, as required and in accordance with program procedures.
- Handles, stores and dispenses of workplace hazardous materials and sharps in accordance with established procedures; participates in activities such as attending to hazardous spill and/or minor spills to ensure the safe delivery of care to the patient.
- Participates in the purchase of new renal equipment in collaboration with the Manager, Clinical Operations and Biomedical Engineering staff.
- Maintains current knowledge of renal equipment through reviewing related journals and literature, attending training courses and/or conferences as required.
- Assists in preparing patients for treatment; transfers patients to/from waiting rooms and/or HandyDART pick up areas.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
**Education and Experience**

Grade 12, plus two (2) years recently related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

**Skills and Abilities**
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to deal with others effectively.
- Physical ability to carry out duties of the position.
- Ability to organize work.
- Ability to operate related equipment.

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