Dialysis Patient Care Technician-PCT

About the role

Dialysis Clinic, Inc. is recruiting Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) to support our mission of providing personalized care to patients with end-stage renal disease. The PCTs play a crucial role in the interdisciplinary team, ensuring safe and high-quality care for every patient.

Responsibilities

• Actively 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
• Monitor patients during dialysis, document changes, and inform charge nurses of any concerns
• Calculate patient's weight loss to reach dry weight
• Determine patient care priorities and organize work load accordingly
• Maintain professional working relationships, observing patient privacy and rights
• Maintain and track inventory
• Perform laboratory work under RN supervision

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills
• Desire to collaborate with care teams
• Ability to problem solve
• High school diploma or GED required
• 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 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
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness program

Pay

Compensation range from $18.50-$23.00 per hour, depending on healthcare experience; experience not required

Schedule

• Part-time, three 8-hour shifts starting at 9:30am
• Sundays off
• No overnight shifts