Kidney Smart Educator

Posting Date

10/15/2026
1734 Hancock St, Ridgewood, New York, 11385-4734, United States of America


Kidney Smart Educators perform an important role in giving CKD participants the gift of education! Kidney Smart is a patient education program covering CKD education at no-cost to help empower patients to make more informed choices – no matter where a patient may eventually start dialysis and regardless of their provider, payor or employment status.

We are looking to hire a Full-Time (40-hours a week) resource who would work on a Monday-Friday (typically 8am-5pm or 7am-4pm) flexible schedule. This role travels to DaVita Dialysis clinics within the Region.

Role Description:

Kidney Smart Educators should be friendly, warm, and welcoming in nature with a passion for CKD education. Kidney Smart Educators are ambassadors who promote the program when opportunities arise. Kidney Smart Educators must be clinically licensed or certified healthcare professionals and DaVita teammates, In order to become a KS educator, teammates must present proof of certification or clinical licensure upon onboarding as a KS educator. This can be confirmed by presentation of a hard copy upon onboarding or through verbal confirmation from direct manager who hired teammate.

Responsibilities:

Education Delivery:

• Engage the community with focus on key actions toward improved health outcomes for CKD participants through a classroom environment • Explain complex health concepts for participants in an easy-to-understand manner, using the most recently approved versions of the Kidney Smart curriculum(curriculum and educator guide)
• Skilled in working with a wide variety of participants who maybe challenged in hearing, sight, and mobility
• Keep the Kidney Smart Program safe by following all Kidney Smart Program Requirements as indicated in the compliance policy and Educator Resource Manual.
• Skilled in reviewing, educating and answering questions on all modality options for dialysis including, transplant, hemodialysis, PD and HHD.

Administrative:

• Complete all training courses that are related to Kidney Smart Compliance and Operations
• Use only most recent approved Kidney Smart materials(curriculum, support materials and educator guide)
• Plan class locations considering convenience and accessibility for area participants and technological resources available(if applicable)
• Plan class dates and times to maximize efficiency and reach(if applicable)
• Schedule classes through Kidney Smart scheduling system (if applicable)
• Ability to use laptop/projector • Hold classes in approved, compliant venues per policy and procedures
• Submit all class attendance forms within48 hours of each class completion to KS Local Coordinator
• Call participants to remind them of scheduled classes & provide post-class follow-up(if applicable)
• Commit to staying up to date with Kidney Smart communications and implementing all process/program changes
• Read the Newsflash, attend WebEx meetings, and KS calls as scheduled in your local area

Outreach and Program Promotion:(If applicable)

• Assist regional and divisional leadership in physician outreach, which may consist of, but is not limited to:
• Presentations of class content, clinical impact metrics, and recommendation processes to nephrology practices
• Developing

Educational and Clinical Requirements:

• Clinical experience (kidney care preferred)
• Educators must be certified and/or licensed healthcare professionals and must be able to present proof of license or certification upon onboarding as an educator

What We’ll Provide:

More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
• Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more

• Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.

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At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second.  We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong."  Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.




This position will be open for a minimum of three days.


The Wage Range for the role is $22.50 - $31.00 per hour.

 

If a candidate is hired, they will be paid at least the minimum wage according to their geographical jurisdiction and the exemption status for the position.


New York Exempt: New York City and Long Island: $66,300.00/year, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties: $66,300.00/year, Remainder of New York state: $62,353.20/year New York Non-exempt: New York City and Long Island: $17.00/hour, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties: $17.00/hour, Remainder of New York state: $16.00/hour


Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits  






Colorado Residents: Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process.  You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.