Dialysis Secretary / Patient Care Technician (PCT)

Dialysis Clinic Inc • North Charleston, SC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (DCI) is seeking a motivated and compassionate Dialysis Secretary / Patient Care Technician (PCT) to join their North Charleston Home Dialysis program. This role supports the nonprofit's mission of prioritizing individualized care for patients with chronic kidney disease. The PCT will assist nursing staff with dialysis treatments, including drawing blood and managing lab tubes, and provide administrative support such as greeting patients, managing appointments, and ensuring patient charts are up-to-date. DCI offers paid training, competitive pay, and a positive, mission-driven culture with a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required
• Should have knowledge of Spreadsheet and Word Processing software.
• Excellent communication skills
• Desire to collaborate with care teams
• Ability to problem solve

Nice To Haves

• Phlebotomy skills / experience preferred.
• Previous healthcare experience preferred, but not required
• CNA, EMT, medical assistant, CNT and/or phlebotomy skills desired

Responsibilities

• Enters treatment information into the MIS.
• Initiates, maintains, and completes the medical record.
• Assists in other data related needs which may include entering episodes of care, responding to requests for data from the Network or DCI request.
• Prepares meeting agendas and minutes as requested.
• Maintains accurate treatment statistics, including treatment dates, hospital dates, no-show information, and information on absences.
• Provides reports to the nurse manager or area operations director.
• May perform duties of receptionist including sorting and distributing mail, answering and routing phones calls, greeting and directing visitors, and other clerical duties.
• Actively participate in infection control, risk management and patient education activities
• Obtain and record patient vital signs and machine readings during treatment
• Role under RN supervision
• Set up and break down dialysis blood system for treatment
• Insert and remove patient access needles
• Monitor patients during dialysis, document changes and inform charge nurse of any concerns
• Calculate patient’s weight loss to reach dry weight
• Determine patient care priorities and organize work load accordingly
• Maintain professional working relationship, observing patient privacy and rights

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
• Retirement plans with $.50 of each contributed dollar matched for eligible employees, up to 8 percent
• Education reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED