Compassionate Dialysis Care Technician — Training

Dialysis Clinic; Battleground Estates (TN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid 12-week training

Comprehensive medical, dental and vis

Life and long-term disability

PTO and holidays

Extended Sick Bank

Retirement plan match

Education reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Wellness program

Job summary

Dialysis Clinic, Inc. is recruiting top talent to support our nonprofit mission of individualized care for patients with chronic kidney disease.

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) provides care to patients with end-stage renal disease and supports clinical staff to deliver prescribed treatments in a comfortable clinical setting with a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio. Schedule: Full-time, four 10-hour shifts starting at 4am; Sundays off; no overnight shifts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Previous healthcare experience preferred, but not required.
• CNA, EMT, medical assistant, CNT and/or phlebotomy skills desired.
• DCI provides a 3-month comprehensive education program, including classroom group sessions and one-on-one skills training.
• Dialysis experience not required, job shadow opportunities available.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in infection control, risk management and patient education activities.
• Guide new patients through 120-day education plan.
• Obtain and record patient vital signs and machine readings during treatment.
• Role under RN supervision.
• Set up and break down dialysis blood system for treatment.
• Insert and remove patient access needles.
• Monitor patients during dialysis, document changes and inform charge nurse of any concerns.
• Calculate patient’s weight loss to reach dry weight.
• Determine patient care priorities and organize work load accordingly.
• Maintain professional working relationship, observing patient privacy and rights.
• Maintain and track inventory.
• Perform laboratory work.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

CNA EMT medical assistant CNT phlebotomy skills desired

Job description

Dialysis Clinic, Inc. is recruiting top talent to support our nonprofit mission of individualized care for patients with chronic kidney disease.

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) provides care to patients with end-stage renal disease and supports clinical staff to deliver prescribed treatments in a comfortable clinical setting with a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio. Schedule: Full-time, four 10-hour shifts starting at 4am; Sundays off; no overnight shifts.