Delegation to a Dialysis Technician

 Nurse Delegation

A licensed nurse may delegate hemodialysis tasks to nursing assistants who have successfuly completed a board-approved dialysis technician training program.

• Tasks that ay be delegated: 
• Nurses must follow the General Delegation Criteria and the Supervision Criteria

Nurses and employers are encouraged to use the Delegation Decision Making Algorithm to guide whether a task may be delegated.

 Dialysis Technician Qualifications

1. Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent
2. Completed a board-approved dialysis technican training program
3. Passed a nationally recognized, board-approved, dialysis technician certification exam and hold current certification; or, completed a board-approved program within preceding 18 months.

 Approved Certification Organizations

• Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician (CCHT) offered by NNCC
• Board of Nephrology Examiners for Nursing and Technology (BONENT)
• Certfied Clinical Nephrology Technician offered by NNCO