dialysis, where do i start where do i begin

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My names Christina im a 25yr old EMT-B who lives in new jersey. my dads been on dialysis for a little over a year now and im really interested in this field. i would love to be a hemodialysis nurse but i have no clue where i should start, should i start lpn or rn should i start working for a facility first and go to tech school? any help on where to start where to begin on this quest would be greatly appreciated thank you.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Hi Christina and welcome to All Nurses. I work in a couple of dialysis units that are owned by Fresenius. The other big company is Davita. You can google either of these and find out which units are in your area. You can apply for a PCT or tech position and at least in our area, they are always looking for those with an EMS background. Good luck.

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do you need schooling first or do most of these places hire than send you to school?

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