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Patient Care Technician (PCT) Internship: 4-6 Week Rotation

This program provides a practical experience to students interested in working in a clinical setting with dialysis patients. You'll receive supervised training and mentoring, focusing on the comfort and safety of each patient. Students will have the opportunity to connect with dialysis technicians, social workers, dietitians, and DaVita leaders throughout their internship.

Why DaVita?

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Clinical Experience
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Supportive Learning Environment
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Career Development Opportunities to become an RN
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Direct patient care
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Caring Culture
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Over 2,500+ Locations

What's the Onboarding Process Like? 
What to Expect During Your Clinical Rotation Onboarding with DaVita:
1. School Submits Request
Your school submits a placement request on your behalf.
2. Placement Confirmed
DaVita assigns you to a clinic location. 
3. Complete Onboarding
You'll complete a background check, drug screening and required paperwork.
4. Connect with
Clinic
You and the Facility Administrator coordinate yourstart date.
5. Begin Internship Rotations
Complete the required clinical hours for your program.
6. Internship Completed
Stay connected, your journey with DaVita might just be getting started!

See What It's Like to Be a PCT at DaVita
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What is Career Growth Like for a PCT?
Clinical Ladders is a career-mapping model that puts our frontline teammates in the driver's seat of their careers. Our Clinical Ladders framework provides clarity on what it takes for our PCTs to progress in their role and links career progression to compensation in a way that is consistent with our pay-for-performance philosophy.
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Resident

Performs job under direction and supervision. Completing PCT
training programs.
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Intermediate

Has completed training programs.
Can manage a patient assignment independently, under supervision
of a charge nurse. 


PD/HHD: Can operate home equipment and understands vendor collateral and education opportunities.
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Experienced

Has earned CMS approved PCT certification, can administer more advanced steps of dialysis care.


PD/HHD: Trained in PD and/or HHD, can support RN in patient care partner education and troubleshooting access complications.
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Advanced

Shares expertise through training and coaching, serves as a preceptor, handles complex cannulations and patient situations, and may be trained in multiple modalities.


PD/HHD: Supports administrative duties, supply management and ordering.
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Expert

Leads facility initiatives, coordinates PCTs, and is trained in multiple modalities. Coaches teammates, may be a preceptor, takes on additional roles such as master mixologist, expert cannulator, Kidney Smart instructor, and modality educator.

PD/HHD: Facilitator for modality choice.
PCT Career Paths
Advance your career in a clinical setting, laboratory testing at Davita Labs, or a job in a corporate or call-center environment:
  • Administrative Support
  • Call Center Representative
  • Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Facility Administrator
  • Healthcare Operations Manager
  • Lab Assistant
  • Medical Technologist
  • Registered Nurse
  • Regional Operations Director

Become a Nurse at DaVita
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Your Path to Become an RN:
Bridge to Your Dreams Program

We help fulfill our patient care technicians' dreams of becoming a nurse through our Bridge to Your Dreams program. We will cover the cost of the nursing program, allowing our teammates to decrease their working hours while maintaining full-time benefits and providing school counseling.
"Becoming a nurse at DaVita has been a huge dream of mine."
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Bobbie
DaVita Patient Care Technician
"When I started at DaVita as a patient care technician (PCT), I thought DaVita would be a brief stop in my professional journey—but quickly, I learned I had found a home where I could learn and grow. Now, as chief nursing officer, it's important to me that our teammates have the same experience."
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Tina Livaudais
DaVita Chief Nursing Officer
"I do feel supported by my team as I fulfill my dream of becoming a registered nurse."
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Marycruz
DaVita Licensed Vocational Nurse

A Community First. A Company Second.
Benefits offered for DaVita teammates:
Extensive benefits including tuition reimbursement, 401k, medical, pet insurance and more!
Predictable shifts, paid-time off, paid holidays and a career that fits your lifestyle.
              A culture that values your
             health and well-being.

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