Patient Care Technician
DaVita Kidney Care•Fremont, CA
•Onsite
About The Position
DaVita is looking for a Patient Care Tech to serve our patients at our Fremont clinic. We will train you! As a PCT, you’ll provide direct, hands-on care under RN supervision, helping patients through life-sustaining dialysis treatment. Discover a day in the life of a PCT and learn how our PCTs & RNs cannulate patients to start dialysis.
Requirements
- 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
- Willingness to train and work across multiple clinics within the territory as needed.
- Must pass a Background check and Drug screen
- Desire to enter the health care field to care for other people in need
Nice To Haves
- Learn how to become teach future DaVita teammates clinical procedures and policies
- Offers high-performing patient care technicians (PCTs) a path to becoming a registered nurse through fully funded tuition and career coaching.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct, hands-on care under RN supervision, helping patients through life-sustaining dialysis treatment.
- 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 across multiple clinics within the territory as needed.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
- Family resources
- EAP counseling sessions
- Headspace®
- Backup child and elder care
- Maternity/paternity leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
