Hemodialysis technician vs laboratory supervisor

Differences between hemodialysis technician and laboratory supervisor duties and responsibilities

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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Laboratory supervisor example responsibilities.

• Manage personnel within the team, and provide guidance relating to laboratory EMR to performance improvement projects
• Handle administrative and IRB tasks, manage fiscal matters, maintain record system of participant data.
• Manage all static data, generate reports, run queries and support laboratories with technical knowledge and advice.
• Manage pneumatic resistance rehabilitation lab.
• Manage and maintain various automate laboratory equipment though GMP safe practices.
• Assist with implementation of new procedures as laboratory works to achieving ISO certification.
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