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DaVita Kidney Care

Patient Care Technician

DaVita Kidney Care, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Posting Date: 10/20/2025. Address: 1499 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94115, United States.

Base pay range $24.00/hr – $32.00/hr

About the role Joining DaVita as a Patient Care Technician (PCT) is an exciting opportunity to jump start your career in the health care industry. With paid, extensive training, you will join a holistic team of care professionals – including nurses, dietitians, social workers, and experienced PCTs – and gain the skills needed to care for our patients and build a network across the region where you live. It’s not a job, it’s

giving life

and a career based on

passion and purpose .

DaVita recently launched a Clinical Ladders program for PCTs, empowering you to be in the driver’s seat of your career and increase earning potential. The Bridge to your Dreams program offers tuition assistance for RN and other advanced roles, and dedicated training to become a Facility Administrator or Regional Operations Director.

What You Can Expect

Direct Patient Care – spend much of your day in one‑on‑one patient care delivering safe, comfortable, and hygienic dialysis treatment. Our PCTs care for up to 4 patients at a time.

Technician Duties – monitor patients before, during, and after dialysis, measure and record stats, observe patients, and set up hemodialysis machines. Exposure to blood and needles is expected.

Continuous Improvement – continuously seek ways to improve processes for patients and teammates, supporting the goal of building the greatest health care community.

Patient Education – build long‑term relationships with patients suffering from end‑stage renal disease and educate them on kidney dialysis topics.

Team Environment – work with clinicians including technicians, nurses, dietitians, social workers, and leadership. PCTs report to an RN.

Schedule – shifts begin as early as 3:30 am and vary based on patient needs. Flexibility for mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays is required.

Some Details About This Position

Training may occur in a facility or clinic with a cohort of new teammates.

During training you will typically work 32–40 hours per week.

You may be assigned to a final home clinic that differs from the training site, and you may float to various clinics during and after training.

Flexibility is required to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

Desire to care for people in need.

High school diploma or equivalent.

Comfortable working with blood and needles and mixing acid or bicarbonate.

Willingness to train and work across multiple clinics in the territory.

Physical ability to work long hours, often 12+ hour shifts on feet.

COVID‑19 full vaccination or medical/religious exemption.

Healthcare certifications a plus (e.g., BONENT Certified, CHT, CNA, CMA, Phlebotomy).

What We’ll Provide

Comprehensive benefits

– medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out.

Family support – resources, EAP counseling, Headspace®, child/elder care backup, maternity/paternity leave.

Paid training – robust, paid program blending classroom and hands‑on training.

Reimbursement for Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT) license.

Preceptor University – opportunities to teach future teammates and develop leadership skills.

Career development – DSSL & SPARK, Bridge to Your Dreams program, 100+ CEU courses at no cost, Gateway career planning portal.

Equal Opportunity Employer DaVita is an equal opportunity employer – Vet and Disability. We recruit, hire, assign, and promote without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Compliance with state and federal affirmative action requirements is maintained.

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