Neurology technician vs hemodialysis technician

Differences between neurology technician and hemodialysis technician duties and responsibilities

Neurology technician example responsibilities.

• Perform electroencephalograms (EEG) and nerve conduction studies (NCS).
• Perform patient preparations and anesthesia for emergency and/or specialize surgical procedures of extremely critical patients.
• Educate the community about responsible pet ownership and wildlife care.
• Perform various animal dosing techniques such as oral and iv administration.
• Care for and monitor the condition of animals recovering from surgery.
• Enter in all private insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare information.
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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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