Patient Care Technician
About the role
DSD Services teammates will have access to all the capabilities and resources DaVita has to offer, and will work to quickly leverage these to develop the infrastructure and rapidly grow the new service line.
Responsibilities
- Spend the majority of your day in direct one-on-one patient care to provide safe, comfortable and hygienic dialysis treatment.
- Work in conjunction with dialysis RNs to provide dialysis care.
- Provide comprehensive patient care in an independent setting.
- Plan to be on your toes at all times. Monitor patients before, during and after dialysis treatment including measuring and recording stats, patient observations, and hemodialysis machine setup.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- MUST BE CCHT certified.
- Basic computer skills and proficiency in MS Word and Outlook.
Qualifications
- Training/Teaching/Healthcare Education background (Nice-to-have).
Skills
Nice-to-have: Training/Teaching/Healthcare Education background.
Benefits
More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most including:
- Support for you and your family: family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more.
- Paid training.
- Reimbursement for your Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT) license.
- Preceptor University: Learn how to become teach future DaVita teammates clinical procedures and policies.
- Opportunity to grow personally and professionally.
Pay
Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits.
Schedule
This position will be open for a minimum of three days. For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following link: DaVita.jobs/WageRates
Benefits
DaVita is committed to providing robust development opportunities including:
- DSSL & SPARK - Gives clinical teammates the chance to develop into supervisory and leadership skills.
- Bridge to Your Dreams: Offers high-performing patient care technicians (PCTs) a path to becoming a registered nurse through fully funded tuition and career coaching.
- Gateway: A web-based application available to teammates for career planning, learning and training, and recognition. It allows you to access new courses and CE credits and explore career paths on your own time. It also has a newsfeed to keep you up to date on Village news and functions as a social platform to connect you to teammates.
Company Information
DaVita is a clinical leader! We have the highest percentage of facilities meeting or exceeding CMS's standards in the government's two key performance programs. We expect our teammates to commit to improving patient health through clinical goal setting and quality improvement initiatives.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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.