Patient Care Technician SNF

DaVita Inc.; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider dedicated to improving patient lives through exceptional care. As a Patient Care Technician, you'll play a critical role in delivering high-quality dialysis treatment in a supportive environment. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with patients, ensuring their comfort and safety while utilizing your skills in a dynamic setting. With a commitment to professional growth, you'll receive comprehensive training and support, paving the way for your career advancement. If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative atmosphere, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off

Paid Training

Career Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Dialysis experience required with a current CCHT.
• Ability to provide direct patient care and monitor vital signs.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, comfortable, and hygienic dialysis treatment.
• Collaborate with dialysis RNs to ensure patient care.

Skills

Dialysis Care

Patient Monitoring

Critical Thinking

Basic Computer Skills

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

CCHT Certification

Tools

MS Word

Outlook

Job description

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Patient Care Technician SNF

Apply remote type On-Site locations 09285 - SNF Dialysis At Regency Livonia-Dearborn time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R0380495

Posting Date

05/06/202522030 Park St,Dearborn,Michigan,48124-2854,United States of America

3 days per week, No On Call

The SNF Work Location is at Regency Livonia

Dialysis Experience Required with a current CCHT

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. Teammates must be comfortable working autonomously and have demonstrated the ability to collaborate with cross-functional resources across the Village.

What you can expect:

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 work schedule is typically 3 days per week with No On-Call

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

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.

Autonomy and Critical Thinking: Provide comprehensive patient care in an independent setting. Plan to be on your toes at all times. You use your mind constantly. You apply your "core" skills to monitor patients before, during and after dialysis treatment including measuring and recording stats, patient observations, and hemodialysis machine setup. There's a lot to track and manage and the joy comes in witnessing how your care impacts patients' lives.

Some details about this position:

• 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
• Hours of work may vary during the training period; however, you will typically be working between 32-40 hours per week during training
• May be asked to support other local SNF dens

You must have:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• MUST SHOW A VALID AND ACTIVE CCHT ON THE NNCC WEBSITE
• Basic computer skills and proficiency in MS Word and Outlook

You might also have (a.k.a. nice-to-haves):

• Training/Teaching/Healthcare Education background

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. 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.

Ready to make a difference in the lives of patients? Take the first step and apply now.

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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.

This position will be open for a minimum of three days.

Salary/ Wage Range

For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following link: DaVita.jobs/WageRates

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. 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

Colorado Residents: Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

About Us

DaVita (NYSE: DVA) is a comprehensive kidney care provider focused on transforming care to improve the quality of life for patients globally. The company is a leading provider of kidney care services in the U.S. and has been a leader in clinical quality and innovation for more than 20 years. DaVita is working to help increase equitable access to care for patients at every stage and setting along their kidney health journey—from slowing progression of kidney disease to streamlining the transplant process, from acute hospital care to dialysis at home. As ofMarch 31, 2022,DaVita served 200,800 patients at 2,809 outpatient dialysis centers in the U.S. The company operated an additional 346 outpatient dialysis centers in 11 other countries worldwide. DaVita has reduced hospitalizations, improved mortality and worked collaboratively to help propel the kidney care community to adopt an equitable, high-quality standard of care for patients around the globe.

DaVita is an equal opportunity employer- Male/Female/Veterans/Disabled. To learn more about what this means click here .

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing and background verification checks.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.