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. Our team is dedicated to ensuring that every patient receives the best possible care within a supportive and mission-driven environment.

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
• Maintain professional working relationships, observing patient privacy and rights
• Maintain and track inventory
• Perform laboratory work under RN supervision
• 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

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

Skills

While not required, previous healthcare experience, CNA, EMT, medical assistant, CNT, and/or phlebotomy skills are beneficial.

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

Compensation ranges from $18-$25 per hour, depending on healthcare experience; experience not required.

Schedule

Full-time, five 8-hour shifts starting at 5am; Sundays off; no overnight shifts.

DCI’s Differentiator

Since opening the first clinic 50 years ago in Nashville, Tenn., Dialysis Clinic, Inc. has grown to be the nation’s largest nonprofit dialysis provider with more than 270 locations in 30 states, serving nearly 14,000 patients each day. We invest in our care teams and fund research to improve kidney care and treatment options. We offer hemodialysis, home dialysis, and peritoneal dialysis treatment options, empowering patients to live meaningful and productive lives while delivering high-quality kidney care.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. We are a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer-Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.