Pharmaceutical laboratory technician vs hemodialysis technician

Differences between pharmaceutical laboratory technician and hemodialysis technician duties and responsibilities

Pharmaceutical laboratory technician example responsibilities.

• Manage patient, and corporate information with compassion and confidentiality.
• Perform QC testing on tablet coating products and assist in development of new products to meet customer's needs.
• Develop QC test methods and specifications for new products and coordinate the implementation of new test methods for existing products.
• Maintain and operate laboratory equipment and commendably troubleshoot and resolve an assortment of laboratory testing analyzers and perform diverse chemical tests.
• Arrange stat shipping and receiving of blood products to and from outside medical facilities.
• Perform venipuncture, bleeding times, vaccinations and urinalysis procedures.

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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