Patient Care Technician - Training Provided!
Company: DaVita
Location: Tahlequah
Posted on: June 11, 2021
Job Description:
1373 E Boone
St, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 74464-3364, United
States of America
PCT - Training Provided!
What you can expect:
- Direct Patient Care. Spend the majority of your day
in direct one-on-one patient care to provide safe, comfortable and
hygienic dialysis treatment. Our PCTs care for up to 4 patients at
a time.
- Technician Duties. To monitor patients before, during
and after dialysis treatment including measuring and recording
stats, patient observations, and hemodialysis machine
setup. Please note you will have exposure to blood and
needles.
- Continuous Improvement: We are consistently looking
for ways to improve processes for our patients and teammates as we
aim to build the greatest health care community the world has ever
seen.
- Building long-term relationships with your patients
who are suffering from end stage renal disease and are receiving
treatment on average 3 times/week. You will also be responsible for
educating patients on Kidney Dialysis related topics.
- Team. Cross functional team of clinicians including
technicians, nurses, dietitians, social workers and leadership.
PCTs work under the supervision of a RN.
- Schedule. Shifts can begin as early as 4:30 am and can
vary based on patient needs. Your expected shift will be shared
during the interview process
Some details about this position:
- Training may take place in a facility or a training clinic with
a class of new teammates other than your assigned home clinic
- 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 be flexible on the final home clinic placement as it
may be in a different location; there is also the potential to
float to various clinics during and after your training
- You must have a flexible schedule and be able to work mornings,
evenings, weekends, and holiday
Requirements:
- Desire to enter the health care field to care for other people
in need
- 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.
- Health care experience a plus including: BONENT Certified,
Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT), Certified Nursing
Assistant (CNA), Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), or Phlebotomy
certification.
Are you ready to make a positive difference in a patient’s
life? Take the first step at careers.davita.com.
DaVita is an equal opportunity employer – Vet and Disability. To
learn more about what this means click here.
What We’ll Provide:
More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects
teammates to what matters most including:
- Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k)
match, paid time off, PTO cash out
- Support for you and your family: family resources, EAP
counseling sessions, access Headspace®,
backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and
more
- 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
- Preceptor University: Learn how to become teach future
DaVita teammates clinical procedures and policies
- Opportunity to grow personally and professionally.
DaVita is committed to providing robust development opportunities
including:
- DSSL & SPARK – Gives clinical teammates the chance to develop
into supervisory and leadership skills
- Bridge to Your Dreams: Offers high-performing patient care
technicians (PCTs) a path to becoming a registered nurse through
fully funded tuition and career coaching.
- 100+ CEU courses at no cost
- Gateway: A web-based application available to teammates for
career planning, learning and training, and recognition. It allows
you to access new courses and CE credits and explore career paths
on your own time. It also has a newsfeed to keep you up to date on
Village news and functions as a social platform to connect you to
teammates
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 Diversity &
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 an affirmative action employer. As
such, 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.
Salary/ Wage Range
Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors,
including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and
experience and may fall outside of the range shown. DaVita offers a
competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match,
healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more
at https://careers.davita.com/benefits
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