Patient Care Technician

Patient Care Technician

DaVita is seeking a Patient Care Technician who is looking to make an exceptional difference in the lives of our patients and their families dealing with end-stage renal failure or chronic kidney disease.

Some details about this position:

• No dialysis experience is required - health care experience is strongly preferred.
• 9-10 week training program - training may take place in a facility or a training clinic other than your assigned home clinic.
• Potential to float to various clinics.
• You must have a flexible schedule and be able to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays - shift times will start as early as 4:00AM.

What you can expect:

• Direct Patient Care: Spend the majority of your day in direct one-on-one patient care to provide safe, comfortable and hygienic dialysis treatment. Educate patient on kidney disease.
• Technician Duties: To monitor patients before, during and after dialysis treatment including measuring and recording stats, patient observations, and hemodialysis machine setup. Please note you will have exposure to blood and needles.
• Working on a cross functional team of clinicians including technicians, nurses, dietitians, social workers and leadership. PCTs work under the supervision of a RN.

What We'll Provide:

• Comprehensive benefits package: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out, support for you and your family
• Paid training: DaVita offers all new teammates a robust, paid training program to help you gain the right dialysis skills. Training is a mix of classroom and hands-on training.
• Reimbursement for your Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT) license

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must be comfortable working around blood and needles and mixing acid or bicarb.
• Must be comfortable working 8-12 hour shifts, 3-4 days per week, flexible in schedule.
• Health care experience a plus including: BONENT Certified, Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), or Phlebotomy certification.

Ready to make a difference in the lives of patients? Take the first step and apply now.

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.

This position will be open for a minimum of three days.