Patient Care Technician

at  DaVita

728 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd South, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States of America
DaVita is seeking a Patient Care Technician who is looking to give life in an outpatient dialysis center. You can make an exceptional difference in the lives of our patients and their families dealing with end-stage renal failure or chronic kidney disease. Do you desire to deliver care in an empathetic, compassionate way - the way you’d want your own care to be?
Joining DaVita as Patient Care Technician (PCT) is an exciting opportunity to jump start your career in the health care industry! With paid, extensive training, you will gain the skills needed to care for our patients and build a network of other health care professionals across the geography where you live. Once you have successfully completed training, you will join a holistic team of care professionals – including nurses, dietitian, social workers, and other experienced PCTs – to care for our patients. It’s not a job, it’s giving life and a career based on passion and purpose.
Our PCTs also find DaVita professionally fulfilling. To help advance your career, we offer clear paths to higher levels of responsibility and compensation through our Clinical Ladders program. Through DaVita’s Bridge to your Dreams program, teammates who have been in their role for six consecutive months and in good standing, are eligible to receive tuition assistance up front to pursue their dream of becoming a DaVita RN and getting their Associates Degree in Nursing. Your success is driven by your performance and desire.

REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must be comfortable working around blood and needles
• Must be comfortable mixing acid or bicarb
• Physical and mental ability to work long hours (shifts are 10-12 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
• Stable job history that demonstrates your ability to commit to a role and an employer
• Health care experience HIGHLY PREFERRED including: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), or Phlebotomy certification.

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