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Visit healthcareers.sd.gov to explore South Dakota Educational Opportunities in this field. Dialysis Technician Salary? Dialysis Technicians earn an average of $35,000 per year! What does a Dialysis Technician do? • Dialysis Technicians set up and operate hemodialysis units and related equipment to provide dialysis treatment for patients with kidney disorders or failure. • Dialysis Technicians uses advanced medical equipment to remove excess toxins and fluids from an individual’s bloodstream. • Dialysis Technicians will use dialysis procedures, assess patients throughout the dialysis process, provide support to dialysis patients and keep patient records. What kind of education would I need? • High school diploma or equivalent • Various community colleges, vocational schools, and training centers across the country offer programs leading to certification • State certification is required • Mechanical ability is also important in this job Where would I work? • Hospital • Clinics Job Outlook? The dialysis technician career path has good opportunities for growth and promotion. Site: http://www.dialysistechtraining.com/ Revised 02.20.2015

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Visit healthcareers.sd.gov to explore South Dakota

Educational Opportunities in this field.

Dialysis Technicia

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Salary?Dialysis Technicians earn an average of $35,000 per year!

What does a Dialysis Technician do?

• DialysisTechnicianssetupandoperatehemodialysisunitsandrelatedequipmenttoprovide dialysis treatment for patients with kidney disorders or failure.

• DialysisTechniciansusesadvancedmedicalequipmenttoremoveexcesstoxinsandfluidsfromanindividual’sbloodstream.

• DialysisTechnicianswillusedialysisprocedures,assesspatientsthroughoutthedialysisprocess, provide support to dialysis patients and keep patient records.

What kind of education would I need?

• Highschooldiplomaorequivalent

• Variouscommunitycolleges,vocationalschools,andtrainingcentersacrossthecountryofferprogramsleadingtocertification

• Statecertificationisrequired

• Mechanicalabilityisalsoimportantinthisjob

Where would I work?

• Hospital

• Clinics

Job Outlook?

Thedialysistechniciancareerpathhasgoodopportunities for growth and promotion.

Site:

http://www.dialysistechtraining.com/

Revised02.20.2015