Hemodialysis Technician - Outpatient Clinic (Muscatine, IA) (90%)

UI Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a 90% Hemodialysis Technician to work at the Hemodialysis Clinic in Muscatine, IA.

Duties to include:

• Assembles and/or prepares, tests, and sterilizes a variety of dialysis equipment. 
• Dialyzes patients by operating dialysate delivery systems and related equipment and is responsible for proper dialysis treatment. 
• Monitors treatment by drawing blood and performing analyses for sodium, potassium, and hematocrit, testing conductivity of dialysate concentrate, etc. to insure adequacy of treatment and patient safety. 
• Prepares individualized dialysate concentrate as necessary when prescribed by physicians. 
• Performs all designated infection control and quality control monitoring in accordance with unit policy.
• Maintains supplies in the unit. 
• Keeps abreast of new developments and techniques to adapt and modify equipment and procedures which requires attending conferences and reading the literature.
• These positions will help to cover both Johnson County dialysis units

UI Health Care—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®

Percent of Time: 90%
Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday. 12-hour shifts; rotating start times (0430, 0530, 0700) Holidays as needed
Salary: Merit Plan Plan
Location: Muscatine, IA
Benefits Highlights: Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life, and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans. Complete information regarding the full benefits package may be viewed at: https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:

• One year of experience as a certified nursing assistant, dialysis technician or clinical technician involving patient care and monitoring, or
• Completion of one year or longer health science related train