Senior laboratory assistant vs dialysis technician

Differences between senior laboratory assistant and dialysis technician duties and responsibilities

Senior laboratory assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage, train and teach small groups of organic chemistry students with informal, fun learning environment.
• Manage daily laboratory operations including personnel, client consulting, analyses and adherence to GLP protocols.
• Perform daily maintenance and QC on hematology and chemistry analyzers.
• Help in entering results in the LIS.
• Conduct PCR to amplify genes for sequencing.
• Design layout for new type of GMP laboratory.
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Dialysis technician example responsibilities.

• Maintain national certification as CCHT and attain CE's as required.
• Practice guidelines require by national standard and regulatory agencies and infection control when sterilizing equipment, catheter sites, puncture sites.
• Initiate, monitor, and terminate dialysis treatments for individual patients through intravenous and/or catheter ports.
• Observe patients during hemodialysis treatments and identify patient problems and/or complications and report any unusual findings to the nurse supervisor.
• Operate hemodialysis machines, calculate fluid removal/replacement, monitor venous and arterial pressures, and check patients for adverse reactions.
• Demonstrate proficiency in laboratory procedures and equipment functions to perform duties accurately; comply with standard procedures and cleanliness guidelines.
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