Dialysis Technician - Full-time at Avera – Mitchell, South Dakota

Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.

Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

You Belong at Avera: Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.

Join Avera as a Dialysis Technician and join a mission driven organization with a great company culture, and team environment.

This position may be eligible for a $2,000 to $4,000 sign on bonus paid out over 12-24 months

Position Highlights:

• Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!
• Options for Free Health Insurance!
• Opportunity to develop long-term relationships with dialysis patients.
  

Job Summary

Dialysis Technician performs tasks contributing to performance of maintenance dialysis for patients with end stage renal disease, under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse. All facility staff must meet the personnel qualifications and demonstrated competencies necessary to serve collectively the comprehensive complex needs of the dialysis patient. Identifies intradialytic comorbidities and monitors patient and equipment alarms during treatment.

Education and/or Experience

• High school or GED required.
• Dialysis experience or healthcare experience required.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Completion of an approved dialysis tech program; which will be provided by Avera if not previously completed.
• Certification as Dialysis Technician must be obtained within 18 months of employment from one of the following is required:
  • Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician (CCHT) offered by the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC);
  • Board of Nephrology Examiners of Nursing and Technology (BONENT);
  • National Nephrology Certification Organization (NNCO)
• Certification must be maintained during employment.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) is required for all patient care staff.

Work Schedule

• Varied Shifts; 72hrs/2wks

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

• $18.50 - $25.75 per hour

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