Dialysis Technician

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• The main responsibility of the dialysis technician is to observe, monitor and record the important data during the dialysis procedure treatment.
• He must administer the drugs and the local anesthetic and the physician will supervise his work.
• During the dialysis procedure he must assess the patients for any complication occur.
• It is his responsibility to connect machine to access the catheter site of the patient of forearm to start blood diffusing through the dialyses which is an instrument used for dialysis.
• For the kidney failure patients he must set and operate the hemodialysis device and must provide the dialysis treatment under him supervision of the physician.
• Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation or administering oxygen is some of the necessary emergency measures which have to be taken by the dialysis technician.
• He must transport the patient to the dialysis area and must place the patient in an easy chair at the hemodialysis machine.
• The accessing area like fistula, catheter or graft must be cleaned by the dialysis technician using the antiseptic solution.
• It is the responsibility of the dialysis technician to record the predialysis blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, weight and the pulse rate of the patient.
• He must ensure the treaty to safety standards by inspecting the equipment settings which includes conductivity, temperature and pressure.
• He must assemble or setup the tubes and dialyses to the machine.
• He must relive the anxiety of the patient before the treatment starts by explaining the procedure.