Dialysis Technician Training in New York

Your duties as a Dialysis Technician...

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...are thoroughly explained during your course of study at Manhattan Institute. Once you have enrolled, and are deemed a qualified student (having demonstrated that you are either a high school graduate or obtained equivalency/GED), your classroom instruction will not only prepare you for this new career choice, it will also include: the scientific beliefs regarding dialysis, steps and processes of dialysis treatment and direct caring of patients.

When working in a professional setting - doctor's office or patient care facility - you will be working with a team of health care specialist and will have a primary responsibility, to both the patients and your assigned supervisor, to observe the physical and emotional needs of the patient. In the work environment, you may also be called upon to set up, provide assistance with or reuse preparation/cleaning of the hemodialyzer ( which is a fairly common practice and acceptable practice).

Manhattan Institute is a great starting point to begin your new career as a Dialysis Technician. Feel free to 212-564-1234, operators are available 7 days a week to answer your questions and to help you schedule your classroom instruction.

Your responsibilities as Dialysis Technician...

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...will began with understanding what will be expected of you while working in this field. Once you have completed your training at Manhattan Institute, and you've gained a clear understanding of the dialyzer, good communication with the patient, maintaining patient records both before and after dialysis treatment, and being responsive to the needs and requests of supervisory medical personnel, you will be ready to work in a professional setting – ie., clinic, hospital, doctor's office, or specialty care facility.

Working as a dialysis technician will require you to not complete a professional course of study, but also to be attentive to the needs of the patient, as well as have compassion for the family members who may be present. It will be very important for you to be an excellent and thoughtful listener when communicating with the patients or family members and for you to more share that any and all relevant information regarding there concerns is promptly shared with your immediate supervisor or nurse or doctor to whom you have been assigned.

For more information regarding professional training and requirements for a career as a dialysis technician, please visit www.manhattaninstitute.com or call 212-564-1234

Learning to Become a Dialysis Technician...

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...while studying at Manhattan Institute, your course involves completing a 6 week program that can be completed as follows:
Part time evenings - Mon, Tues, Wed & Thurs - 6pm to 9pm
Part time weekends - Sat & Sun - 9am to 4pm

Classroom instruction will include an in-depth study of:

1) Operating, maintaining and cleaning/sterilizing a dialysis machine - which provides replacement kidney function (removing waste and excess fluids from the blood) for patients who suffer from damaged kidneys.

2) An understanding of related medical terminology - ie., sometimes dialysis technicians are also referred to as: renal dialysis technicians, hemodialysis technicians, or nephrology technicians. And, as this work involves both patient care and a closely monitored supervision by either a physician or supervisory medical staff, it is necessary for the dialysis technician have the ability to communicate and comprehend the medical language as spoken in the working environment.

3) Safety rules and required precautions when working with blood. It is necessary to exercise strict cautionary measures to prevent against the spread of infectious diseases such as AIDS and hepatitis.

4) Be gentle when communicating with patient and family members and maintain a professional demeanor at all times. Sometimes it is the technician that, after receiving explicit instructions from supervisory personnel, explains to the patients about the in home care procedures.

To find out more about Manhattan Institute's training as a dialysis technician please don't hesitate to call 212-564-1234...operators are available 7 dats a week to answer your questions

Related Career Opportuntiy for the Trained Dialysis Technician

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In addition to pursuing a rewarding career as an EKG Tech, there is the possibility of expanding your opportunities and becoming an Ambulatory Technician. Working in a supportive role to the Registered Nurse/RN, the ambulatory technician assists with patient care in an outpatient setting.

The competent ambulatory technician may have duties that will include: excellent communication skills, the ability to comprehend and follow detailed instructions, a willingness to work along with the professional medical staff, and sensitivity to sharing information with patients and their family members.

As the responsibilities of an ambulatory technician may vary from specific job location, it may be necessary/required for the career minded ambulatory technician to receive additional on-the-job training once hired by an employer. Additional responsibilities, depending on the needs of the employer, may also include: coordination of patient appointments for hospital admissions, consultations, testing, and surgeries; assisting hospital staff with clinical and clerical duties; and, providing statistical data for reports.

As the need for ambulatory technicians can be found at most providers of health related services, and with the growing needs of the health care industry in New York City, those considering work as an ambulatory tech might look to opportunities available at The Mount Sinai Hospital.

Check out Manhattan Institute, on line or on a call to 212-564-1234, for more information on additional opportunities for career advancement for the EKG Technician.

SUCCEED As a Dialysis Technician

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1) Be Loyal, Dependable and Motivated
Show up on time, speak positive about yourself and your co-workers, and be flexible when it comes to taking on new responsibilities or assignments.

2) Take the Initiative of Trying to Learn More
Look around to see what needs to be done and do it, instead of waiting for someone to tell you what to do. Whenever appropriate, ask questions or suggest changes and new ways of doing things.

3) Be a Team Player
Go out of your way to help others: co-workers, supervisors, customers, and anyone else you may interact with. When working with other people, make it an enjoyable experience for them.

Upgrade Your Skills by Becoming an EKG Tech

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The trained dialysis technician may want to be considered for more responsibility, and possibly a higher wage, by training to become an EKG technician.

For a dialysis tech to enhance their skill set, while cross training to become familiar with the role of the EKG tech, could very well prove to be a smooth transition. Considering that these two careers have similar responsibilities: a willingness and desire to work closely with the assigned medical supervisory personnel and serve as a liaison to the patient; attentiveness to the needs and concerns of the patients and trustworthiness to relay any and all pertinent feedback immediately to the medical professionals: and, one must always endeavor to work as an absolute team player while displaying a professional and courteous demeanor at all times.

With the flexible class schedule offered at Manhattan Institute, the six week EKG technician training course is available for either evening or weekend study; therefore, the highly focused EKG technician could, in a short time, become more in demand in the health filed once this additional course of study is complete. Smaller medical facilities are eager to hire folks who have the skills to help grow and with a larger facility, the responsible and dedicated employee is often looked to first when new opportunities for advancement within the organization become available.

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Assisting the patient and the family with Dialysis - Enrique V

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I always thought that a job in the health field would give me a chance for a career and that I would get to be around professionals, and maybe learn how to become one myself. I was bored in high school, I didn’t like the teachers. One day after I just left school and decided not to go back. My mom got really made at me and told me to go stay with my dad in New York. I decided to leave Philly and go to my dad’s. Dad understood me getting bored with school and he helped me get a GED. Dad also told me going to Manhattan Institute and how they could help me find out more about a job working in the health field.

Although I had visited New York many times while visiting my dad, I wasn’t that used to getting around in the city. Manhattan Institute is easy to find since it is very close to Penn Station which is where I come to from my dad’s house in Brooklyn. When I went to the school to check it out the girl at the desk told me that the next class that was about to start was the dialysis technician. I signed up for it because I was ready to get started.

I really enjoyed the classes and learning about how so many people are suffering from kidney problems. After six weeks I had completed my course and was ready to enter the health field to look for a job. I began to see how big the health care industry is. In every major city in the US the hospitals employ lots of people and they also pay pretty good too. I found a job in Philly since I wanted to be close to my mom. And started working at a hospital where I began to make friends with the dialysis patients. I learned at Manhattan Institute that sometimes the patients do not like the treatment because it gives them stress and makes them feels a little sick afterwards. And the family members who come in with the patient are also worried and stressed because of what the loved one is going through. I help everyone by always smiling and being polite, listening carefully to what they are saying or asking me to do, and letting my supervisor know when I think there is a problem. And when the treatment is done, I give the patient I always give the patient a cup of water because they have told me this treatment makes them dehydrated.

I find this job to be a good start in a health career. I get an excellent salary with health benefits and I feel like I am able to reach out to people who need my help.

The Attentive Dialysis Technician

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The dialysis technician is the primary care provider for patients undergoing dialysis treatment. While working closely with, and under direct supervision of registered nurses, they are an important member of the patient care team. While a nurse is responsible for the overall care of the patient the dialysis technician is responsible for making decisions and providing guidance any time the treatment varies from normal parameters or the patient’s condition becomes unstable.

The assigned duties of the dialysis technician include, but are not limited to:

Maintaining professional conduct, good communication skills, and confidentiality while caring for patients, working with the nursing staff to identify and meet patient goals, assembling necessary medical supplies, recording post dialysis vital signs, temperature, and weight, communicating the emotional, medical, psychosocial, and nutritional concerns to the nursing staff, and the discarding dialysis supplies and sanitizing equipment in accordance with manufacturer and unit protocols.

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The Dialyzer

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Sometimes referred to as an artificial kidney, a dialyzer is a large canister which contains thousands of fibers through that allow for blood passage. A dialysis solution, also known as dialysate, acts as a cleansing solution and is pumped around the fibers. The fibers allow for waste and other fluids to pass from the blood and into the dialysate so these products can be be carried out of the body. The dialysate is a chemical formula that behaves similar to a sponge during its waste removal process. The exact formula of dialysate, per dialysis patient, is determined by a physician and is based on factors that include, but are not limited to: how the patient reacts to treatment and results of blood tests.

For more information on treatment and procedures for kidney failure, please click here

Three Credentialing Programs for Dialysis Technicians/Technologists

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The Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission/NNCC

The Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician (CCHT) examination was co-developed by a the National Association of Nephrology Technicians/Technologists (NANT) and the American Nephrology Nurses’ Association (ANNA).

After six continuous months of working in nephrology technology, technicians are eligible to take the CCHT. The CCHT certification exam measures cognitive levels of understanding in four (4) dialysis practice areas: 1)clinical (50%), 2) technical (23%), 3) environmental (15%) and 4) role (12%)

The NANT acknowledges that the CCHT exam is an authentic measure of basic competency for hemodialysis patient care technicians. For information on the CCHT examination, a schedule of test sites and dates, and/or to download a CCHT examination application please visit the NNCC website at www.nncc-exam.org.

The Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology (BONENT)

The BONENT offers an examination for Hemodialysis Technician Certification, which leads to designation as a a Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT). With a minimum of 12 continuous months working in nephrology technology, technicians are eligible to take the CHT exam.

The BONENT examination for CHT measures technical proficiency in five major areas of practice, as well as tasks performed in the scope of hemodialysis technology:

1) patient care (65%)
2) machine technology (10%)
3) water treatment (5%)
4) dialyzer reprocessing (5%)
5) education/personal development (15%)

The National Association of Nephrology Technicians/Technologists (NANT) recognizes the CHT examination as a professional measure of proficiency for all hemodialysis technicians. The Board of Nephrology Examiners, Inc. Nursing and Technology (BONENT) examinations are given by Applied Measurement Professionals, Inc. (AMP).

The National Nephrology Certification Organization (NNCO)

NNCO offers two examinations: Clinical Nephrology Technology, leading to the Certification in Clinical Nephrology Technology (CCNT) designation, and Biomedical Nephrology Technology, leading to the Certification in Biomedical Nephrology Technology (CBNT) designation.

After 12 continuous months working experience in nephrology technology, technicians are eligible to take both the CCNT and CBNT exams.

The certification in Clinical Nephrology Technology examination measures knowledge in four major areas:

principles of dialysis (25%)
machine preparation and operation (20%)
patient assessment (20%)
treatment (35%)

NANT accepts that the CCNT examination is an approved measure of competency in the specialized area of practice of patient care hemodialysis technicians.

The certification in Biomedical Nephrology Technology exam measures knowledge in six major areas:

principles of dialysis (25%)
scientific concepts (15%)
electronic applications (10%)
water treatment (20%)
equipment functions (20%)
environmental/regulatory issues (10%)

NANT acknowledges the CBNT examination an approved measure of current competence in the specialized area of practice of biomedical hemodialysis technicians.

The National Nephrology Certification Organization (NNCO) Certification Examinations in Clinical Nephrology Technology and Biomedical Nephrology Technology are given by the Professional Testing Corporation.

Nature of the work of a Dialysis Technician

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Dialysis technicians function in multiple roles, which include dialyzer reuse, equipment maintenance and repair, water treatment monitoring, and direct patient care.

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) is the primary direct care giver for patients undergoing dialysis treatments. They work closely with, and under the direct supervision of, registered nurses as an important member of the patient care team. Through primarily on the job training, a PCT must learn and understand the scientific principles of dialysis, the process of the dialysis treatment, and how to respond to the physical and emotional needs of people undergoing dialysis treatments.

Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalency

Experience: Courses in basic sciences; previous health care experience (such as Certified Nurse's Aide or medical technician/technologist)

Educational and Training Opportunities: Training opportunities may include on-the-job training, employer-sponsored training programs, or vocational schools/community college programs.