Dialysis Patient Care Technician

Dialysis Patient Care Technician (Finance)

How you will change lives

As a Patient Care Technician (PCT) at US Renal Care, you will be an integral part of a cross‑functional team providing care and delegated activities of treatment to patients. The PCT will work under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Charge Nurse (CN) for patients with renal failure.

Patient care. You will work directly with patients to provide safe, comfortable, and high‑quality dialysis treatment. Responsibilities include gathering patient stats before and after treatment, initiating treatment, monitoring patients during treatment, terminating treatment, and collecting patient blood samples per physician orders.

Technician duties. You will ensure quality comes first by preparing machines for hemodialysis treatments, cleaning and disinfecting machines after treatment, and conducting machine safety checks and logging results for quality control, ensuring all protocols and regulations are followed.

Safety and quality. You will use appropriate safety measures, including personal protective equipment. While working under the supervision of a Charge Nurse, you will adhere to all company policies, procedures, and state/federal laws and regulations. You will participate in all required staff meetings and continuing education offerings.

• Must possess current Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT) certificate from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) at the time of hire OR
• Hired at a USRC location recognized by the state of California as an approved dialysis technician training program and obtain California state certification (CHT) within six (6) weeks of successful completion of the training program.

• Must possess current Certified Nursing Assistant – Dialysis Technician (CNA‑DT) certificate from the Maryland Board of Nursing OR
• Hired at a USRC location recognized by the state of Maryland as an approved dialysis technician training program and obtain the Maryland CNA‑DT certificate within three (3) months from the date of hire OR
• Out‑of‑state applicants must have an active BONENT certification and provide proof of initial application for CNA‑DT certification.

• Must have the New Mexico dialysis technician certificate at the time of hire OR
• Hired at a USRC location recognized by the state of New Mexico as an approved dialysis technician training program and obtain New Mexico state certification within six (6) months of successful completion of the training program OR
• New Mexico certification of hemodialysis technician is required for out‑of‑state applicants with an active state or national hemodialysis certification; must obtain New Mexico state certification prior to working as a Certified Hemodialysis Technician.
• After January 1 st, 2024, all initial applications for the certified hemodialysis technician will require a national hemodialysis technician certificate.
• The applicant must submit proof of a valid national hemodialysis technician certificate from a recognized organization.
• Hemodialysis technician students must have a current basic life support credential prior to and while the student has contact with patients.

• Must have an Ohio dialysis technician intern certificate at the time of hire OR
• Hired at a USRC location recognized by the state of Ohio as an approved dialysis technician training program and submit an application for an Ohio dialysis technician intern certificate to the board no later than four (4) weeks prior to completion of the approved training program.
• Must obtain the Ohio Board of Nursing Certificate (OCDT) not less than twelve (12) months and not later than eighteen (18) months of enrolling in the USRC OCDT program.

• Must possess a current Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHDT) certificate from the Oregon Public Health Division at the time of hire OR
• Must obtain an Oregon dialysis technician provisional certificate within three (3) weeks of successful completion of the training program and obtain a Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHDT) certificate from the Oregon Public Health Division within eighteen (18) months. An Oregon Provisional Certification is valid for six months and can be renewed for one additional six‑month period.