Patient Care Technician - PCT CCHT - Dialysis
Overview
As a Clinic Manager at Fresenius Medical Care, you’ll manage the daily operations of our outpatient centers. You’ll drive the mission of delivering superior care that improves the quality of life of every patient, every day, setting the standard by which others in the health care industry are judged. This involves hiring, developing, and inspiring a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with physicians, tracking and delivering superior patient outcomes, and monitoring regulatory and safety requirements.
Job Description
Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) support and collaborate with RNs to provide dialysis treatment to several patients at a time while maintaining the functionality of the clinic. Key responsibilities include prepping and testing equipment, reviewing treatment sheets, and opening the clinic at 4am for first shift. PCTs need a combination of technical skills and genuine passion to develop deep relationships with patients and improve their quality of life. Prior customer service, healthcare, and direct patient care experience is required.
Success Profile
The ideal candidate for this role has prior direct patient care experience and will have the opportunity to learn the discipline of dialysis. Fresenius Medical Care nurses provide dialysis care to 10-12 patients at any given time, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a unique care plan to each patient. This role involves building strong relationships with patients and their families.
Rewards
- Paid one on one training and education provided
- Empower, engage, and train dialysis patients on peritoneal and home hemodialysis using state of the art training programs and equipment
- Primarily works in the clinic setting and conducts initial home visits with another staff member present
- Position functions as an onsite Patient Educator and Case Manager for patients with various shifts and work hours
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Fresenius Medical Care is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.