1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Patient Care Technician II do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Dialysis Patient Care
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What is your job title?
Patient Care Technician II
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
Worldwide company; thousands of employees; Dialysis is the process where we clean the blood of patients who's kidneys do not work properly.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
~4years
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
35-40
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
Cannulate patient's artery & vein. Set up machiene and Initiate treatment. Take Patient's vital signs frequently. Monitor patient. Communicate with the nurses and doctors regarding a patients treatment needs and outcomes. Draw blood for testing. Clean & Check Reverse Osmosis (R.O.) machienes. extra tasks: Do monthly inventory counts and send to Accounting; Drive & Deliver Apheresis machienes to different hospitals for use.
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
$35,355
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
35577
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
Aetna Premium Health insurance, 2 weeks vacation, 401K.
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
Because of the extra time consuming tasks I do, I feel slightly under compensated at my current position...but, w/o those I'd feel well compensated.
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
Yes I work with nurses, other techs, patients and sometimes their families. I like working with the other people in my field. Sometimes the patients are difficult to work with but I've learned to deal with it. I like my job.
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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2 Income
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1 Work Environment - co-workers
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7 Work Environment - supervisors
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5 Benefits
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3 Hours
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6 Level of responsibility
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4 The actual "work" you do at your job
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8 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
Go to one of our competing companies to get trained, work there at least a year and then apply with us.
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
The skill of being able to be around/see/ and work with blood. Must be current with licenses and BLS CPR certified. Must like to help people and have excellent communication skills. Must also be quick to respond to any emergencies and be mindfull at all times. (Pay attention to subtle things that the patient may not be able to tell you is wrong.)
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
Yes.
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Get training from a chronic clinic and give yourself about a year to get comfortable with the position...while you're there, study up on kidneys and physiology and keep current with the new advances in medicine.
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