Dialysis Technician

DaVita Kidney Care•Green, OH

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

DaVita is looking for a Full-Time Dialysis Tech (PCT) to serve our patients at our Summit Renal Dialysis Center and Boettler/Green Dialysis in the Akron, OH area. This dialysis technician would be expected to work four 8-hour shifts (after training is completed) split between Summit Renal and Boettler Dialysis with the anticipation to also be able to work up to 12-hour shifts if patient census requires additional hours. Paid Training Provided! Some details about this position: Operational Hours: Mon-Sat 4:30am - 5:00pm, (must be available to work any shift during these hours). Summit Renal Clinic works with Braun machines, has 15 chairs and schedules 1 RN and 3 PCTs per shift. Boettler/Green works with Fresenius machines (currently open M/W/F). PCTs expected shifts for this clinic: 3-4 days/week with a minimum of two Saturdays/month and can be asked to start as early as 4:00 am. Hours of work may vary during the training period; however, you will typically be working between 32-40 hours per week during training. You must have a flexible schedule and be able to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays. 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. Our PCTs also find DaVita professionally fulfilling. To help advance your career, we offer clear paths to higher levels of responsibility and compensation by climbing our clinical ladder. Training may take place in a facility or a training clinic with a class of new teammates other than your assigned home clinic.

Requirements

You are reliable (punctuality and attendance are crucial), great work ethic, love to learn, have a desire to help people, are looking for a career with a company you can grow with, are comfortable with early shifts and long hours on your feet, and love a fast-paced environment.
High school diploma or equivalent
Must be comfortable working around blood and needles
Must be comfortable mixing acid or bicarb
Flexibility and availability to work mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays as needed
Physical and mental ability to work long hours (some shifts are 12+ hours) on your feet so wear comfortable shoes! Our work ends when it’s safe for our patients.
Willingness to train and work across multiple clinics within the territory as needed.

Nice To Haves

Health care experience preferred including: BONENT Certified, Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), or Phlebotomy certification.

Responsibilities

Spend the majority of your day in direct one-on-one patient care to provide safe, comfortable and hygienic dialysis treatment.
Care for up to 4-5 patients at a time.
In the morning, the opening PCT is coming in to get the water room ready and the bicarb for the patients.
Testing the water for chlorine, checking to make sure the tools are calibrated.
Monitor patients before, during and after dialysis treatment including measuring and recording stats, patient observations, and hemodialysis machine setup.
Educate patients on Kidney Dialysis related topics.
Work under the supervision of a RN.