Truman College offers a 50-hour course on kidney dialysis. Future technicians learn how to operate and repair dialysis equipment. Students learn to monitor patients during treatment and administer oxygen or basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Students are referred to the national BONENT Certified Hemodialysis Technologist/Technician examination for employment certification. The Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, offers a training program on hemodialysis patient care. This program is for individuals already trained as nursing assistants. Students spend Monday through Friday in class for four months. The schedule will be set on a rotation.
The Hemodialysis Technician training program at Atlantic Technical Center is a 600-hour course that takes students approximately one year to complete. Instruction includes lessons on organs and function of the renal system, psychosocial aspects of renal failure and procedural clinical proficiency. Training also includes study of the legal implications that one may encounter while working at a dialysis clinic or hospital. Students must undergo a background check prior to admission to the program. West Georgia Technical College offers a dialysis technical certification program. The course is not geared towards a national certification examination. The school also does not aid students in arranging an external internship for clinical practice.
Students may receive training for entry-level careers in kidney dialysis at the Alexandria, Fayetteville, Gulfport, Houma, Lafayette and Metairie campuses of Blue Cliff College. The school's program trains students in preparation of the patient, dialysis safety standards, medical terminology, dialysis documentation and reports, and use of dialysis equipment. The program requires students to complete 68 credit hours towards the diploma. Southern University at Shreveport, Louisiana trains dialysis students in teamwork, maintenance of dialysis equipment and treatment procedures for kidney failure. Students spend two semesters in the program, in both classroom and in clinical settings.
American Dialysis College is sponsored by Hemodialysis, Inc., a mobile dialysis company. The ADC program is geared toward licensed vocational nurses and registered nurses who wish to learn kidney dialysis as well as future hemodialysis technicians. Students spend 16 weeks studying dialysis both in class and through clinical application. Admission to the program includes an interview and an aptitude test. Phoenix College offers a dialysis technician training program. The program is 62 hours long and consists of classroom and clinical study. Course topics include acute renal failure, basic body fluid chemistry, patient assessment and principles of hemodialysis.