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Dialysis Technician

Dialysis Technician

This checklist was electronically signed on September 12, 2026

Instructions: This checklist is meant to serve as a general guideline for our client facilities as to the level of your skills within your nursing specialty. Please use the scale below to describe your experience/expertise in each area listed below.

Proficiency Scale:

1 = No Experience

2 = Need Training

3 = Able to perform with supervision

4 = Able to perform independently

PATIENT RIGHTS

Communicate and obtain information while respecting patient rights, privacy, and confidentiality of information in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
Involve the patient and family and respect their role in determining the nature of care to be provided
Meet patient's and families' needs regarding communication, including interpreter services
Provide accurate information to patients and families in a timely manner

COMMUNICATION

Communicate with patients and their companions in a courteous manner
Understand the chain of communication, who to contact, and when
Listen actively to patient concerns and address them appropriately.
Cultural Sensitivity and Language Skills

GENERAL INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES

Aseptic Technique
Standard Precaution
Universal Precaution

TRANSMISSION-BASED PROTOCOL

Airborne Precaution
Contact Precaution
Droplet Precaution
Reverse Precaution

SET UP AND INITIATE DIALYSIS TREATMENT

Acetic Acid rinse
Administration of Heparin
Bicarbonate Dialysate
Bleach rinse
Checks for Machine/ Alarm Setting
Collect Blood Specimens
Conductivity Testing
Disinfecting surfaces and equipment
Document specimens in appropriate places
Equipment Clean Up
Follow procedure for handling blood/tissues/culture
Follow procedure for special tests
Follow procedure for transporting specimens
Heat disinfects
Heparin adverse reactions
Heparin protocols
Label specimens correctly
Local/Topical Skin Anesthesia
Normal Saline Precautions
pH Test on the machine
Post Treatment Access Care
Prep Vascular Access
Priming Dialyzer
Select appropriate container for specimens
Sodium Variation system
Standard rinse
Sterilization Procedures
Temperature test on the machine
Ultrafiltration Profiling System

ASSESS PATIENT AND EQUIPMENT DURING DIALYSIS

Arterial and Venous
Blood Flow Rate
Conductivity
Documentation of Dialysis Treatment
Knowledge of age-appropriate vital signs
Management of Anticoagulation
Operation of Myron Meter
Sequential Ultrafiltration/ PUF
Subjective Response to Treatment
Ultrafiltration Calculation
Vascular Access Function
Volume Status

CARE OF PATIENTS WITH

Air Embolism
Anemia
AV Fistula/ AV Graft
Bleeding Access
Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Chest Pain
Disequilibrium Syndrome
Filter Blood Leak
Fistula Gore Tex/Bovine Graft
Fluid Overload
Hemodialysis
Hemolysis
Hyperkalemia
Hypertension
Hypoglycemia
Hypotension
Muscle Cramps
Nausea and vomiting
Neuropathy
Pericarditis
Peritoneal Dialysis
Pyrogenic Reaction
Seizures
Tunneled/ Non-tunneled catheter

WATER TREATMENT PROCEDURES

Chlorine/Chloramine Test
Dissolved solutes meter test
Manual RO bypass
Operating parameters
Pressure drops
RO rejection
RO System shutdown procedure
RO system start up procedure
Water hardness test

MACHINE ALARM TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES

Air/Foam Detector Alarm
Arterial Pressure Alarm
Blood flow problems
Blood Leak Alarm
Blood Pump Alarm
Clotted Dialyzer
Conductivity Alarm
Dialyzer blood leak
High Temperature Alarm
Power Failure Alarm
Replace a dialyzer
Ultrafiltration Alarm
Venous Pressure Alarm

EXPERIENCE

Acute/Inpatient Dialysis
Chronic/Outpatient Dialysis
Dialysis Home Care
Patient and Family Education
Pediatric Dialysis

EMERGENCIES

Assisting 911 personnel
Emergency termination of dialysis
Hand crank during power failure
Knowing fire policy and disaster plan
Know the location and proper use of emergency equipment.

MISCELLANEOUS

BLS
Computerized Charting
National Patient Safety Goals

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTATION

Allscripts
Amazing Charts
Aprima Medical Software
athenaClinicals
Athenahealth
AthenaOne by Epocrates
Azalea Health
Care360
Cerner (Oracle)
CPSI
DrChrono
eCLinicalWorks
Eclipsys
EPIC
GE Centricity
GE Healthcare
Greenway Health
Kareo
MACLAB
McKesson/Paragon
Meditech
Modernizing Medicine
NaviNet
Netsmart
NextGen Healthcare
PACS
Praxis EMR
Quadramed
Quanum EHR by Quest Diagnostics
Soarian
Surescripts
Virence Health

AGE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Newborn – 30 days
Infant 30 days- 1 year
Toddler 1-3 years
Preschooler 3-5 years
School Age 5-12 year
Adolescents 12-18 years
Young Adults 18- 39 years
Middle Adults 39-64 years
Older Adults 64+ years