Licensed Practical Nurse
DAVITA
Waterbury, Connecticut
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Posted Aug 19, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 20, 2026
What this means for you
DAVITA runs at clinic pace — scheduled patients and predictable hours. The schedule rotates — ask early how far out they post it; that answer tells you a lot.
What the listing says
- Shift
- Rotating
- Weekends, holidays, call
- Weekends required
- Patient load & staffing
- Floating required
About this role
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Skills for this role
Certifications
Requirements
- LPN
- LVN
Benefits
- Paid training
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Employee assistance program
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) matching
About the employer
DaVita is a leading kidney care company specializing in dialysis treatment and related clinical services, operating outpatient dialysis clinics across the United States. The Chester, VA location is one of DaVita's many outpatient dialysis facilities where registered nurses deliver hemodialysis…
What reviewers appreciate
- Strong sense of community and belonging ('Village' culture)
- Clear sense of purpose and mission-driven work in kidney care
- Dialysis training provided for nurses new to nephrology
What reviewers flag
- Employees cite fair pay as an area for improvement
- Management rated lowest among sub-categories at 2.8/5 on Indeed
- Trust in colleagues noted as an area for improvement
Living in Waterbury, CT
Waterbury, known as the Brass City, sits along the Naugatuck River in central Connecticut, offering nurses a practical home base between Hartford and New Haven. Its mix of historic industrial architecture and residential neighborhoods provides a grounded, working-class feel with straightforward access to major Connecticut healthcare corridors.
- Metro price level · Waterbury area
- about the national average
- BEA index 99.8 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,225/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $51,886/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
On your path
Dialysis is open from year one. Clinics train you on the machines; acute wants chronic time first.
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?