PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
PROGRAM
CERTIFICATE
CATEGORY
HEMODIALYSIS TECHNICIAN
5
MONTHS
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$200 - Registration
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$500 - Down Payment
BONENT Approved
Certified Hemodialysis Technician Program
What is dialysis?
Dialysis is the process in which solutes or waste and fluid are removed from a person’s blood.
What is a dialysis machine?
Dialysis machines remove waste and excess fluids from the blood of patients whose kidneys can no longer work.
What is a Hemodialysis Technician?
Hemodialysis technicians or dialysis technicians operate hemodialysis machines that help sustain patients who have damaged kidneys.
Dialysis technicians are also referred to as renal dialysis technicians, hemodialysis technicians, dialysis technologists, and nephrology technicians.
These technicians prepare patients for dialysis, monitor them and the machine during dialysis, and perform required procedures when dialysis is completed.
Their tasks also include placing needles in a dialysis fistula and, in some states, cleaning a dialysis catheter and using it to connect the patient to the machine.
Dialysis technicians also carefully monitor and record the weight and vital signs of patients before, during, and after the blood cleansing process.
Where can Dialysis Technicians work?
Dialysis Technicians can work in hospitals, dialysis clinics, assisted living & nursing homes offering dialysis services, and in-home dialysis programs.
What is the salary for a Dialysis Technician?
The median annual salary for a Dialysis Technician in the United States is $42,997. The salary can vary based on the state.
About our training program
Our Certified Hemodialysis Technician Program is designed to provide you with a strong education in the areas of kidney failure and dialysis.
These are the topics covered during the training:
- Manifestation of Renal Failure
- Complications of Renal Failure
- Principles of Hemodialysis
- Chemistry as it Pertains to the Dialysis Patient
- Vascular Accesses
- Complications of Dialysis
- Confidentiality and Addressing the Patient
- Water Treatment
- Dialyzer Reprocessing
- Professional Development
At Utopia Health Career Center, our students enjoy a comfortable training atmosphere where they are free to commit themselves to learn while having fun.
Training Modality
The modality of this course is hybrid.
- The theory portion is offered online during the first 15 weeks with training modules that open every week. You will meet with your instructor once a week during office hours. Office hours are offered through Zoom every Wednesday at 11 AM and at 7 PM. (Only one session is required.)
- The clinical practice portion is offered in person at our “SIM Lab”. We will also visit dialysis centers and home therapy units. Your times and schedule will be given to you once you register.
- Total Tuition: $3,575.00
- Breakdown:
$200 registration (non-refundable)
$500 down payment before the class starts.
$125 x 23 weekly payments.
Ask for our pay-in-full option when you register!
* Note: a shipping and handling fee will be assessed for supplies sent by mail.
What’s included in the tuition costs?*
- Registration.
- Course tuition.
- Name badge and insurance.
- Hemodialysis Technician Training Program.
- Clinical Practice. (SIM Lab and Dialysis Center Visits).
- Core Curriculum for Dialysis Technicians Book.
- Clinical supplies.
- Uniform (Royal blue scrubs. Top and bottom.)
- Stethoscope.
- Basic Life Support training (CPR for healthcare workers).
- Home Hemodialysis Introduction Continuing Education Certificate.
- Hemodialysis Technician Training Program Certificate of Completion.
- Complete Review for Certification Exam.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Dialysis Technicians occupations are projected to grow 8% through 2029 in the United States.
The median annual salary for a Dialysis Technician in the United States is $42,997.
Dialysis Technicians are considered a SPECIALTY career within the Patient Care Technician category.
The requirements to become a Certified Dialysis Technicians are a High School Diploma or equivalent and obtain a Certification from a National Nephrology Organization approved by Medicare.
Ready to become certified this year?
Training Schedule and Registration Deadline
Spring Training Starts On:
April 17th, 2023
Registration Deadline:
April 3rd, 2023
Ready to become certified this year?
Frequently Asked Questions
This course prepares you to take the BONENT Hemodialysis Technician Certification (CHT).
Once you graduate from our program, you will be able to take your certification exam without working at a Dialysis Center first. There’s no waiting time.
Dialysis Technicians can work in hospitals, dialysis clinics, assisted living & nursing homes offering dialysis services, and in home dialysis programs.
At this time, Federal Financial Aid for this course is not available. However, we offer a payment plan option. The registration fee is $200 and the down payment fee is $500. After that, the payment plan option is $125 x 23 weekly payments starting the first week.
The modality of this course is hybrid.
- The theory portion is offered online during the first 15 weeks with training modules that open every week. You will meet with your instructor once a week during office hours. Office hours are offered through Zoom every Wednesday at 11 AM and at 7 PM. (Only one session is required.)
- The clinical practice portion is offered in person at our “SIM Lab”. We will also visit dialysis centers and home therapy units. Your times and schedule will be given to you once you register.
There are two ways to take the certification exam.
- Computer based: at a testing site assigned by BONENT.
- Paper & pencil option: can be taken at our location for the BONENT certification exam.
Either way we will guide you to complete your application and help you choose the best option for you.
The Certification Exam has an additional cost payable to the National Nephrology Organization that you choose.
If you are an International Candidate, you will have to travel to complete the practice portion of this training.
We do not offer a student visa.
We recommend taking our Hemodialysis Online Course for knowledge or reinforcement only.
- This course can be taken online and will give you 40 hrs of continuing education.
- This course does not qualify you to sit for the Certification Exam, it grants you a continuing education certificate and a course completion certificate.
CLICK HERE to learn more about our Hemodialysis Online Course.
To start your registration you need to fill out the program application and pay a registration fee of $200.
CLICK HERE to learn how to register TODAY!
Training Schedule and Registration Deadline
Spring Training Starts On:
April 17th, 2023
Registration Deadline:
April 3rd, 2023
Ready to become certified this year?
Being a Dialysis Technician is not only a job, it's a Profession.
