What you can expect:

• Direct Patient Care: Spend the majority of your day in direct one-on-one patient care to provide safe, comfortable, transport via bed or chair to their dialysis treatment.  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.
• 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 6:30 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 15-25 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:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must be able to lift, push, pull - will be moving patients via wheelchair or hospital bed to the dialysis suite.
• CPR and Basic Life Support Certificates
• Desire to enter the health care field to care for other people in need
• Must be comfortable working around blood and needles
• 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.

• DaVita requires teammates to comply with Federal and State requirements related to vaccination against Covid-19. This includes being up to date with vaccinations or having a qualified exemption. For our teammates who work to support in-patient treatments in hospital or healthcare systems, there may be additional booster requirements prior to providing patient care services.

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.