Travel Dialysis Pct - Lincolnwood, United States - Concerto Dialysis Llc

Description

Travel Dialysis Technician
Concerto Renal Services is an industry leader in nursing home dialysis.

We are a rapidly expanding business with a simple mission:
reimagining dialysis care, one community at a time.

Our model focuses on ensuring those with end-stage renal disease receive the best possible care through a more convenient, centralized, continuous care model.

Summary/Objective

Concerto is seeking a Travel Dialysis Technician to join its team The Travel Dialysis Technician is a newly created role in which the technician is salaried and is on-call five days a week.

Some weeks, depending on call-offs and coverage, the Travel Dialysis Technician may work up to six days a week, while other weeks may result in less work.

The technician is eligible for overtime.

The Travel Dialysis Technician functions as part of the hemodialysis health care team in providing safe and effective dialysis therapy for patients, working under the supervision of a licensed nurse in accordance with Concerto's policies, procedures, and training and in compliance with regulations set for by state and federal agencies.

Essential Functions

• Provides direct patient care for assigned patients under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse.
• Provide excellent customer services to all external and internal customers, patients/families, coworkers, physicians, and longterm care staff.
• Obtain pre and post treatment vitals, weight and vascular access assessment. Report any unusual changes or findings to the nurse.
• Responsible for the setup, operation and performing safety checks of hemodialysis machines.
• Initiate and discontinue dialysis treatment according to prescribed orders and policy.
• Perform heparin administration as allowed by state law.
• Responsible for timely and accurate documentation of information related to patient treatment including vital signs, treatment parameters, and change in condition.
• Assist in the maintenance of a safe and clean working environment.
• Obtain and prepare laboratory specimens as prescribed.

Expectations:

• Your phone must be on high volume on days you are oncall.
• Return a call from managers within 15 minutes. If there is no answer or return call this will count as an absence.
• Oncall means you can be called anytime as long as it is your scheduled workday.
• You are responsible for and expected to cover any facility in your assigned state if you are on call that day.
• 3rd shift is possible, so be prepared to work the whole day.
• If you are covering an oncall shift and leave early from your location, this will also count as an absence unless it is an emergency.
• Make sure management is aware of updated phone numbers.

Expectations & Benefits of Travel Roles

Expectations:

• The Travel Dialysis Technician staffs Concerto facilities across all markets nationwide. The incumbent will travel regularly.
• Work location on any given day or week will be determined by a number of factors, including but not limited to patient census, leave of absence coverage and fluctuating staffing needs in general.
• The Travel Dialysis Technician is generally "oncall" Monday through Friday, meaning at any point Monday through Friday, the travel teammate may be required to staff any Concerto facility. As a result, there will be times when the teammate is required to travel out of state with little notice. Phone calls and text messages from managers to travel teammates on scheduled oncall days must be returned within 15 minutes. If there is no answer or return call, this will count as an absence and the oncall teammates will be required to use available Paid Time Off to cover the absence.
• An exception to the 15minute response time rule is made for overnight contacts. Specifically, between the hours of 9:00PM and 4:00AM, teammates may check their phones whenever it is convenient for them.
• The travel teammate may work up to six days a week, while other weeks may result in less work.
• If the travel teammate is not needed outside of their home state on any given day, they will be "oncall" may be called into work for any local unit.
• While the Travel Dialysis Technician will generally work Monday-Friday, because of fluctuating staffing needs, the workdays may occasionally vary from the Monday-Friday schedule. In these instances, the leadership team will provide as much notice as is operationally possible so the teammate can plan accordingly.
• In the event a travel teammate works a Saturday or Sunday, they will be paid their hourly rate for working those hours, in addition to their base salary.
• Travel teammates should follow marketspecific protocol for calling off, first notifying designated market leadership of their impending absence, and _then _notifying the travel manager.

Benefits:

- $25 cell phone reimbursement per pay period

• Biweekly stipend of $700, which is intended to cover the cost of meals and incidental costs associated with travel. The t