Clinical medical transcriptionist vs hemodialysis technician

Differences between clinical medical transcriptionist and hemodialysis technician duties and responsibilities

Clinical medical transcriptionist example responsibilities.

• Manage patient caseload with emphasis in occupational rehabilitation
• Transcribe EKG, PFT, sleep studies, myocardial stress tests and oximetry studies.
• Transcribe doctor's medical chart dictations using Dictaphone transcriber and also digital dictation using ExpressScribe.
• Collaborate and productively communicate with interdisciplinary teams to advocate for patients and implement culturally competent and family-centered care.
• Gain experience specifically with gastrointestinal disorders and colostomy appliances, as well as cardiac disorders and telemetry heart monitoring.
• Evaluate patients individually: assess and obtain vitals, document on medical records and report to clinical instructor for evaluation.
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Hemodialysis technician example responsibilities.

• Maintain national certification as CCHT and attain CE's as required.
• Monitor patients receiving hemodialysis, analyze individual patient response to treatment, and change plan of care accordingly.
• Provide all facets of direct care to patients receiving dialysis treatments including bandaging and administering normal saline and heparin.
• Start dialysis by inserting needles into patient's site or catheter and connecting to machines.
• Water check, setting up machines, monitoring blood pressures, performing CPR, making bicarb/acid.
• Prepare and administer heparin medications.
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