Dialysis Certified Patient Care Technician

DaVita•Richmond, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

DaVita Kidney Care is launching a new team, DaVita Skilled Nursing Dialysis Services (DSD), to provide dialysis care on-site at skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). This initiative aims to reduce the burden on patients who are transported for dialysis and lower healthcare costs. DSD teammates will leverage DaVita's resources to grow this new service line. The ideal candidate is experienced within DaVita, thrives in a start-up environment, is passionate about improving patient lives, and can work autonomously while collaborating with cross-functional teams. In this role, you will be responsible for the complete ongoing care of each patient to ensure their dialysis treatment stays on track, working in conjunction with dialysis RNs. You will work three days a week with no required on-call, but your impact will be significant. DSD Dialysis care is complex, requiring multitasking to meet the needs of the service, patients, and SNF partners, with a focus on meeting and exceeding clinical outcomes. You will provide comprehensive patient care in an independent setting, constantly using critical thinking skills to monitor patients before, during, and after dialysis treatment, including measuring stats, patient observations, and hemodialysis machine setup. Training will include classroom and hands-on learning through DaVita's award-winning programs, potentially at a training clinic or assigned home clinic. Hours may vary during training, typically 32-40 hours per week. You may also be asked to support other local SNF dens.

Requirements

Prior Hemo-Dialysis experience
Valid Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician (CCHT) certification
High school diploma or equivalent
Basic computer skills and proficiency in MS Word and Outlook

Nice To Haves

Training/Teaching/Healthcare Education background

Responsibilities

Take responsibility for the complete ongoing care of each patient to ensure their dialysis treatment stays on track.
Work in conjunction with dialysis RNs to provide dialysis care.
Provide safe, comfortable, and hygienic dialysis treatment.
Monitor patients before, during, and after dialysis treatment.
Measure and record stats.
Make patient observations.
Perform hemodialysis machine setup.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
Family resources
EAP counseling sessions
Access Headspace®
Backup child and elder care
Maternity/paternity leave
Paid training: DaVita offers all new dialysis teammates a robust, paid training program to help you learn the right dialysis skills. The training is a mix of classroom and hands on 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.
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.
100+ CEU courses at no cost
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