Senior medical laboratory technician vs dialysis technician

Differences between senior medical laboratory technician and dialysis technician duties and responsibilities

Senior medical laboratory technician example responsibilities.

• Manage stat and routine testing, ensuring sample integrity and interpretation data; notify physician of critical results.
• Perform clinical laboratory tests pertinent to hematology, chemistry, urinalysis, serology, microbiology, immunology and blood bank.
• Maintain and calibrate chemistry and hematology instrumentation and ensure that all documentation are complete.
• Assist the supervisor with quality control issues such as troubleshooting and repair of chemistry and hematology instrumentation.
• Lead technologist and lab resource, specialize in execution and analysis of chemistry and immunology testing using various methodologies.
• Involve the design of the lab information management system (LIMS) to allow for ease of use for laboratory staff.
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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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