Patient Care Technician

Launch Your Healthcare Career with DaVitaAre you looking for a meaningful career in healthcare but don't know where to start? Join our close-knit, community-focused clinic team! We are looking for compassionate individuals who are eager to learn and grow. At DaVita, we don't just offer a job; we offer a long-term career path.Why Choose This Role?Fully Paid Training: No prior healthcare experience? No problem. We provide comprehensive, fully paid training to teach you everything you need to know and help you earn your national PCT certification.Endless Career Growth: We believe in promoting from within. With our continuing education support and tuition assistance, you can work your way into almost any role—whether your goal is to become a Registered Nurse, a Clinic Manager, or beyond.Impact Your Community: Work in a tight-knit environment where you will build lasting, meaningful relationships with your patients and become a vital part of their ongoing care.Schedule & Clinic DetailsWorkweek: Three 12–14 hour shifts per week (gives you 4 days off a week!)Schedule: Rotating Saturdays requiredClinic Operations: 6 days a weekThe Patient Care Technician (PCT) assists registered nurses in providing life-saving dialysis treatment for End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) patients. All duties are performed under the direct supervision of a registered nurse to ensure the highest standards of patient care and safety.Essential Duties & ResponsibilitiesPatient Preparation & Monitoring: Receives patients into the treatment area; weighs patients, takes temperature and blood pressure pre- and post-dialysis, and documents all parameters.Equipment Management: Sets up, monitors, cleans, and disinfects dialysis machines and reverse osmosis water systems; responds to visual and audible alarms during treatments.Clinical Support: Obtains blood samples and culture specimens, prepares them for shipment, and monitors the status of vascular accesses.Dialysis Initiation: Initiates dialysis via approved accesses using proper cannulation techniques after completing your clinical training.Data Collection: Monitors patient observations and treatment compliance; reports any out-of-range parameters to the registered nurse.Education and RequirementsAccredited High School diploma, general education development (GED) credential, or equivalent.Desire to learn and compassion for patients—we will teach you the rest!Dialysis Technician Certification (must be obtained within 18 months of hire— we provide the training to help you get this!).Current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification (must be obtained within 60 days of employment).Preferred but not required: Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA), Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), or Phlebotomy certification.Physical Demands & Work EnvironmentAbility to lift a minimum of 5 lbs to a max of 50 lbs unassisted and able to stand, sit, stoop, walk, stretch, reach, and use a full range of body motions.Job-required tasks routinely involve a potential for contact with blood, body fluids, or tissues (appropriate personal protection equipment is always provided and required).At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.