Dialysis Patient Care Technician-CCHT

About the role

Dialysis Clinic, Inc. is recruiting Patient Care Technicians (CCHTs) to support our mission of providing personalized care to patients with end-stage renal disease. The role involves actively participating in infection control, risk management, and patient education activities, guiding new patients through a 120-day education plan, obtaining and recording vital signs, and assisting with various tasks under the supervision of registered nurses.

Responsibilities

• Participate in infection control, risk management, and patient education activities
• Guide new patients through a 120-day education plan
• Obtain and record patient vital signs and machine readings during treatment
• Set up and break down dialysis blood systems for treatment
• Insert and remove patient access needles
• Maintain professional working relationships, observing patient privacy and rights
• Maintain and track inventory
• Perform laboratory work

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills
• Desire to collaborate with care teams
• Ability to problem solve
• High school diploma or GED
• Previous healthcare experience preferred, but not required
• CNA, EMT, medical assistant, CNT, and/or phlebotomy skills desired
• DCI provides a 3-month comprehensive education program, including classroom group sessions and one-on-one skills training
• Dialysis experience not required, job shadow opportunities available

Benefits

• Paid 12-week training with preceptor
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Life and long-term disability insurance provided at no additional expense to employee
• Paid time off (PTO) including holidays
• Extended Sick Bank (ESB) in addition to PTO – paid time for doctor appointments, sickness or medical leave
• Retail plans with $.50 of each contributed dollar matched for eligible employees, up to 8 percent
• Education reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness program

Pay & Schedule

• Pay range from $20.00-$25.99 per hour, depending on healthcare experience
• Schedule: Full-time, three 13.5-hour shifts starting at 4:30am; Sundays off; no overnight shifts