Dialysis Experienced Patient Care Tech/Admin Assistant
About The Position
DaVita Kidney Care is expanding its services by bringing industry-leading clinical quality to patients on-site at skilled nursing facilities (SNF) through a new team called DaVita Skilled Nursing Dialysis Services. This initiative aims to reduce the burden on patients who are transported for dialysis three times a week and to decrease avoidable healthcare costs. The Patient Care Technician (PCT) in this role 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. The role involves direct one-on-one patient care, ensuring safe, comfortable, and hygienic dialysis treatments. Additionally, the PCT will provide administrative support, including accurate completion of change requisitions, treatment logs, patient charts, invoices, and purchase orders, as well as assisting patients with transportation and appointments. This is a complex but fulfilling service line where meeting and exceeding clinical outcomes is a primary goal, requiring multitasking and strong autonomy and critical thinking skills. PCTs will monitor patients before, during, and after dialysis treatment, measuring and recording stats, making observations, and setting up hemodialysis machines.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- MUST BE CERTIFIED HEMODIALYSIS TECHNICIAN (OCDT)
- Excellent computer and clerical skills (Microsoft Office)
- Type 60 WPM
Nice To Haves
- Significant experience within DaVita
- Experience in a start-up type environment
- Track record of finding ways to GSD (Get Stuff Done)
- Comfortable working autonomously
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional resources
- Obtained OCDT certification operate as a PCT.
Responsibilities
- Provide safe, comfortable, and hygienic dialysis treatment through direct one-on-one patient care.
- Work in conjunction with dialysis RNs to provide dialysis care.
- Ensure the timely and accurate completion of change requisitions, treatment logs, patient charts, invoices, and purchase orders.
- Assist patients with transportation arrangements and physician appointments.
- Monitor patients before, during, and after dialysis treatment.
- Measure and record patient stats.
- Make patient observations.
- Perform hemodialysis machine setup.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision
- 401(k) match
- Paid time off
- PTO cash out
- Paid training: DaVita offers all new dialysis teammates a very structured and robust, PAID training program to help you learn the right dialysis skills to keep you on track every step of the way, with hands on learning on the clinical floor with patients.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
