Patient Care Technician

DaVita • Louisville, KY

44d • Onsite

About The Position

DaVita Kidney Care is bringing our industry-leading clinical quality to patients on-site at skilled nursing facilities (SNF) through a new team called DaVita Skilled Nursing Dialysis Services. Approximately 10% of all dialysis patients reside in a SNF and are transported to dialysis three times a week placing a significant burden on patients and adding significant avoidable costs to the health care system. DSD Services teammates will have access to all the capabilities and resources DaVita has to offer, and will work to quickly leverage these to develop the infrastructure and rapidly grow the new service line. Ideal teammates will have significant experience within DaVita, get energized by a start-up type environment and improving the lives of patients, and have a track record of finding ways to GSD. Teammates must be comfortable working autonomously and have demonstrated the ability to collaborate with cross-functional resources across the Village.
In this role, you take responsibility for the complete ongoing care of each patient to ensure their dialysis treatment stays on track. PCTs will work in conjunction with dialysis RNs to provide dialysis care. The PCT will be based at our site dialysis den at Seneca Place and may be asked to support additional surrounding sites depending on business needs. Operations function Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Scheduled days will vary based on market needs.
Complexity: DSD Dialysis care is a complex but fulfilling service line. Meeting and/or exceeding clinical outcomes are the goals and multitasking is an expectation to meet the needs of the service, the patients and our SNF partners.
Your training will include a combination of classroom and hands-on learning, through DaVita’s award-winning training programs Training may take place in a facility or a training clinic with a class of new teammates other than your assigned home clinic May be asked to support other local SNF dens

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Basic computer skills and proficiency in MS Word and Outlook

Nice To Haves

• Training/Teaching/Healthcare Education background

Responsibilities

• Spending the majority of your day in direct one-on-one patient care to provide safe, comfortable and hygienic dialysis treatment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision
• 401(k) match
• paid time off
• PTO cash out
• Paid training: DaVita offers all new dialysis teammates a 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

What This Job Offers

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