Technician - Dialysis

Narayana Health is headquartered in Bengaluru, India, and operates a network of hospitals across the country, with a particularly strong presence in the southern state of Karnataka and eastern India, as well as an emerging presence in northern, western and central India. We believe that the Narayana Health brand is strongly associated with our mission to deliver high-quality, affordable healthcare services to the broader population by leveraging our economies of scale, skilled doctors, and an efficient business model. In aggregate, our centres provide advanced levels of care in over 30 specialties, including Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Cancer Care, Neurology and Neurosurgery,Orthopaedics, Nephrology and Urology, and Gastroenterology.

We are looking for a technician in Dialysis who can help support us in the mission of delivering quality healthcare at an affordable cost.

The details of the position are listed below :

Qualification : Diploma in Dialysis

Experience : 0- 2 years

The job responsibilities include :

• Sets up and operates hemodialysis machine to provide dialysis treatment for patients with kidney failure: Attaches dialyzer and tubing to machine to assemble for use.
• Mixes dialysate, according to formula.
• Primes dialyzer with saline or heparinized solution to prepare machine for use.
• Transports patient to dialysis room and positions patient on lounge chair at hemodialysis machine.
• Takes and records patient's predialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate.
• Explains dialysis procedure and operation of hemodialysis machine to patient before treatment to allay anxieties.
• Cleans area of access, using antiseptic solution.
• Connects hemodialysis machine to access in patient's forearm or catheter site to start blood circulating through dialyzer.
• Inspects equipment settings, including pressures, conductivity, and temperature to ensure conformance to safety standards.
• Starts blood flow pump at prescribed rate.
• Inspects venous and arterial pressures as registered on equipment to ensure pressures are within established limits.
• Calculates fluid removal or replacement to be achieved during dialysis procedure.
• Monitors patient for adverse reaction and hemodialysis machine for malfunction.
• Takes and records patient's postdialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate.
• May fabricate parts, such as cannulas, tubing, catheters, connectors, and fittings, using handtools.

Interested candidates can mail their resumes at prapti.mathur@narayanahealth.org or whats app at + 91 : 9871340365.