Dialysis Technician - Full-Time

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, 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.

Position Highlights:

• Options for Free Health Insurance!
• Opportunity to develop long-term relationships with kidney dialysis patients.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!
• Avera St Mary's Named Top 20 Rural Community Hospital

Job Summary

• The Dialysis Tech carries out other responsibilities as delegated by Unit Supervisor.
• The Dialysis Tech is responsible for providing direct care for assigned patients under the direction and supervision of a licensed nurse according to established policies and procedures of Avera St Mary’s Hospital and the scope of practice of the Dialysis Tech.

Education and/or Experience

• Completion of a SD Board of Nursing approved dialysis tech training program or equivalency determination from the SDBON if education is not SDBON approved and have evidence of passing a SDBON approved examination.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Basic Life Support (BLS) is required for all patient care staff within 3 months of hire.
• SD Board of Nursing Registration and Certification as a Dialysis Technician with one of the three organizations listed below is required within 18 months of starting in the position, and must be maintained throughout employment:
  • Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician (CCHT) offered through Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC)
  • Board of Nephrology Examiners for Nursing and Technology (BONENT)
  • National Nephrology Certification Organization (NNCO) exam as a Certified Clinical Nephrology Technician (CCNT)
  • Registration with the SD Board of Nursing as a Unlicensed Dialysis Technician (UDT)
• Registration with the SD Board of Nursing as a Unlicensed Dialysis Technician (UDT)
• Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician (CCHT) offered through Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC)
• Board of Nephrology Examiners for Nursing and Technology (BONENT)
• National Nephrology Certification Organization (NNCO) exam as a Certified Clinical Nephrology Technician (CCNT)

Work Schedule

• Varied shifts: every other weekend/holiday; 72 hours 2 weeks

Pay

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

• $18.00 - $24.50 per hour

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