
NMC Royal Hospital Khalifa City
https://nmc.ae/en
+971 2 497 8311
Dialysis Technician in NMC Royal Hospital Abu Dhabi is responsible to take and records patient’s pre-dialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate. This job ID number is 3745.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIALYSIS TECHNICIAN IN NMC ROYAL HOSPITAL
- Supervision of transport of patient to dialysis room and positioning of patient on bed at Hemodialysis station.
- Sets up and operates Hemodialysis machine to provide dialysis treatment for patients.
- Calculates fluid removal or replacement to be achieved during dialysis procedure.
- Takes and records patient’s pre-dialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate.
- Explains dialysis procedure and operation of Hemodialysis machine to patient before treatment to allay anxieties.
- patient’s forearm or catheter site to start blood circulating through dialyzer.
- Starts blood flow pump at prescribed rate.
- Inspects venous and arterial pressures as registered on equipment to ensure pressures are within established limits.
- Monitors patient for adverse reaction/ vitals and Hemodialysis machine for malfunction.
- Takes and records patient’s post dialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate.
- Assists the physician in catheter insertion (jugular, subclavian and femoral catheters).
- To coordinate with Insurance/Billing regarding all queries billing, pricing, packaging, insurance etc.
- Comply with all OSH and infection control policies, standards and procedures and cooperate with hospital management to comply those requirements
- Work accordance with the documented OSH procedures and instructions, specific responsibilities
- Be familiar with emergency and evacuation procedures 3
- Notifying OSH Hazards, incidents, Near misses and issues and assistance with the preparation of risk assessments, incident reports
- Comply with Waste management procedures and policies
- Attend applicable OSH/Infection control training programs, mock drills and awareness programs
- Use of appropriate personal protective equipment and safety systems.
- Work in all shifts as scheduled by head of the department.
- Carries out other duties when requested by the Head of department.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor Degree in Dialysis or its equivalent with minimum 3 (three) years course.
- Current license in the country of origin, with HAAD License to practice in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
- The ability to apply technical skills, together with a demonstrable knowledge of and interest in sciences, such as anatomy, physiology and physics.
- Self-motivation and the ability to work under pressure.
- Fluent spoken and written English.
- Spoken Arabic is advantageous but not essential.
- Minimum 2 (two) years’ experience as a Dialysis Technician