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Dialysis Technician
Job Description

If you plan to be a dialysis technician, you will provide services to individuals with kidney disorders.

 

Dialysis technicians perform many tasks including:

     running a dialysis machine

     weighing the patients

     taking vital signs and blood samples to adjust the dosage of anti-clotting medication

 

The technician inserts a needle (attached to tubes) into the patient's artery and another into the limb, starts the machine, and monitors the treatment. After treatment, the technician checks the patient's vital signs and sterilizes the equipment. Dialysis technicians work at hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities.

Education

Most dialysis technicians receive on-the-job training. With further education, they may become physician assistants, renal social workers, renal dietitians, or managers.