Job Description
Job Summary:
- Our Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) play a vital role for our patients and their families.
- As part of our professional team of clinicians, you will be responsible for ensuring the comfort and safety of the patients in the dialysis center.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Patient Care:
- Spending 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.
- Building long-term relationships with your patients who are suffering from end stage renal disease and are receiving treatment on average 3 times/week.
2. Team:
- Cross functional team of clinicians including technicians, nurses, dietitians, social workers and leadership. PCTs work under the supervision of a RN.
3. 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.
Required Education:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Required Certifications & Licensure:
- Certification for Clinical Hemodialysis Technicians (CCHT).
- BLS (American Heart Association).
- State-specific license, depending on state.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Experience requirement is 1 year of recent (ending within the last 2 years) dialysis experience in the SNF/Acute setting.
- Passion for delivering excellent patient care and building long term relationships to improve your patients’ quality of life.
- Must be comfortable working around blood and needles.
- Flexibility and availability to work mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays as needed.
- Willingness to work long hours (most shifts are 12+ hours) on your feet.
- Willingness to train and work across multiple clinics within the territory as needed.
Schedule Notes:
- 13-week contract.
- Monday-Saturday shifts.
- 12–14-hour shifts, 3-4 days per week.
- Clinic hours vary from 5am-7pm.
- Clinics are closed on Sundays, and may be open on some holidays.
- You must have a flexible schedule and be able to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays
Schedule Hours Per Week: 36.00
Schedule Hours Per Day: 12.00
Schedule Days Per Week: 3.00