Program offered is a Certificate.

The Certificate - Dialysis Technology program prepares students to work as a member of a dialysis team, assisting as a Dialysis Technologist or Technician. Students will study principles and practices involved in local and regional dialysis; dialysis equipment management, monitoring, and maintenance; drug administration; patient care, education, and data collection; medical law and ethics; and quality assurance and risk management. Students will also have the opportunity to obtain experience in a clinical setting working with allied health care professionals. Upon graduation, students will earn a Certificate in Dialysis Technology. Program competencies include the following: dialysis, anatomy and physiology of the kidney, fluid and electrolyte balance, hematologic aspects, infectious diseases, dialysis systems and equipment, vascular access to circulation, dietary regulation, blood chemistries, complications of renal failure, psychosocial aspects, and an overview of peritoneal dialysis and renal transplantation.

Graduates of the Certificate - Dialysis Technology program at Sanford-Brown College are eligible for and encouraged to take the Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician certification exam offered by the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission as well as the Certified Clinical Nephrology Technology and the Certified Biomedical Nephrology Technology certification exams offered by the National Nephrology Certification Organization upon graduation. Graduates may also apply to take the Certified Hemodialysis Technologist/Technician certification exam offered by the Board of Nephrology Examiners, Inc. Nursing and Technology (BONENT) if they are actively participating in an ESRD facility and they have obtained one year (12 months) experience in nephrology patient care as defined by BONENT. These credentials are nationally recognized voluntary certifications that could enhance employment opportunities. Certification requirements for taking and passing these examinations are not controlled by SBC but by outside agencies and are subject to change without notice. SBC cannot guarantee that graduates will be eligible to take these certification exams, or any other certification exam, at all or at any specific time, regardless of their eligibility status upon enrollment.

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