Peritoneal AA/Dialysis Tech

DaVita Kidney Care

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

DaVita is looking for someone to work as a dual role in our Peritoneal Dialysis Unit as a Clinical Administrative Assistant and an Experienced Dialysis Tech to serve our patients at our Park Side Dialysis in Westerville, OH and our Heart of New Albany Dialysis in New Albany, OH. This role is a Dual Role that will sometimes require Floating to other clinics in the region to maintain Full-Time hours. You must have a flexible schedule and be able to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays. 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. At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Requirements

Must be experienced and have an active certification as a Dialysis Technician
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.
Dialysis experience required including: BONENT Certified, Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT).
Excellent computer and clerical skills (Microsoft Office).
Type 60 WPM
Obtained their CMS- approved Patient Care Technician (PCT) certification and at times operates as a PCT.

Nice To Haves

Some AA experience preferred (but will train right candidate)

Responsibilities

Work with our Peritoneal / Home Dialysis patients
Screen all people entering the clinic for COVID (questions and temp along with providing a mask)
Process admission requests and follow up with hospitals to assure we have all required documents to accept patients
Admit and discharge patients in computer system
Document appointments and follow up with offices to receive appointment notes
Order office supplies
Filing, good organizational skills, desire to learn DaVita specific systems quickly
Prioritize tasks throughout the day/week even when unexpected things happen
Clear and prompt communication with team, practitioners, and outside partners
Complete tasks in a timely manner
Build meaningful and long-term relationships with patients and their families in an intimate outpatient setting.
Be a part of a Team that appreciates, supports and relies on each other in a positive environment.
Commit to improving patient health through clinical goal-setting and quality improvement initiatives.