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Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Perform complex medical laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May train or supervise staff.
Other names for Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists:
Biochemistry Technologist, Blood Bank Technologist, Chemistry Technologist, Chief Medical Technologist, Clinical Immunology Specialist, Clinical Laboratory Manager, Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS), Clinical Laboratory Technologist, Clinical Medical Technologist, Clinical Research Assistant, Clinical Research Associate, Clinical Researcher, Cytogenetic Technologist, Cytology Laboratory Manager, Cytotechnologist, Differential Specialist, Flow Cytometry Technologist, Hematology Technologist, Histologist Technologist, Histology Technician, Histotechnician (HT), Histotechnologist, Immunohematologist, Immunology Technologist, Laboratory Supervisor, Medical Chief Technician, Medical Laboratory Technician, Medical Laboratory Technologist (Medical Lab Tech), Medical Numerical Control Operator, Medical Technician, Medical Technologist (MT), Medical Technologist Teaching Supervisor, Microbiologist, Microbiology Technologist, Molecular Pathology Technologist, Pathology Laboratory Technologist, Research Assistant, Tissue Technologist,
What do Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists do?
Establish and monitor programs to ensure the accuracy of laboratory results.
Set up, clean, and maintain laboratory equipment.
Provide technical information about test results to physicians, family members and researchers.
Supervise, train, and direct lab assistants, medical and clinical laboratory technicians and technologists, and other medical laboratory workers engaged in laboratory testing.
Develop, standardize, evaluate, and modify procedures, techniques and tests used in the analysis of specimens and in medical laboratory experiments.
Cultivate, isolate, and assist in identifying microbial organisms, and perform various tests on these microorganisms.
Study blood samples to determine the number of cells and their morphology, as well as the blood group, type and compatibility for transfusion purposes, using microscopic technique.
Obtain, cut, stain, and mount biological material on slides for microscopic study and diagnosis, following standard laboratory procedures.
Select and prepare specimen and media for cell culture, using aseptic technique and knowledge of medium components and cell requirements.
Conduct medical research under direction of microbiologist or biochemist.
Harvest cell cultures at optimum time based on knowledge of cell cycle differences and culture conditions.
Analyze laboratory findings to check the accuracy of the results.
Conduct chemical analysis of body fluids, including blood, urine, and spinal fluid, to determine presence of normal and abnormal components.
Operate, calibrate and maintain equipment used in quantitative and qualitative analysis, such as spectrophotometers, calorimeters, flame photometers, and computer-controlled analyzers.
Enter data from analysis of medical tests and clinical results into computer for storage.
Analyze samples of biological material for chemical content or reaction.
Do you enjoy these?
Hypodermic needles
Hematology analyzers
Electronic multichannel pipetters
Blood bank analyzers
Anaerobic jars or accessories
Analytical balances
Tissue culture coated plates or dishes or inserts
Steam autoclaves or sterilizers
Chemistry analyzers
Coagulation analyzers
Hematology analyzers
Hematology analyzers
Urinalysis analyzers
Chemistry analyzers
Laboratory diluters
Robotic or automated liquid handling systems
Tissue processors
Laboratory balances
Specialty plates for bacteria
Blood collection needles
Blood collection syringes
Butterfly needles
Calorimeters
Anaerobic jars or accessories
Capillary or hematocrit tubes
Capillary or hematocrit tubes
Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters
Blood bank cell washers
Benchtop centrifuges
Chemistry analyzers
Chromatographic detectors
Coagulation analyzers
Phlebotomy trays or accessories
Colorimeters
Binocular light compound microscopes
Laser printers
Desktop computers
Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters
Hematology analyzers
Laboratory diluters
Dropping pipettes
Laboratory mixers
Electrolyte analyzers
Gel documentation systems
Microplate readers
Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers
Photometers
Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters
Fluorescent microscopes
Fume hoods or cupboards
Microscope slides
Glucose monitors or meters
Hemacytometer sets
Hematology analyzers
Hematology analyzers
Hematology analyzers
Chemistry analyzers
Chemistry analyzers
Laboratory mechanical convection ovens
Forced air or mechanical convection general purpose incubators
Compact disc CD or labeling printers
Laminar flow cabinets or stations
Laminar flow cabinets or stations
Stereo or dissecting light microscopes
Manual multichannel air displacement pipetters
Microcentrifuges
Micrometers
Multiwell plates
Blood collection needle holders
Notebook computers
Osmometers
Personal computers
Petri plates or dishes
pH meters
Photo attachments for microscopes
Photometers
Extracting equipment for laboratories
Warming cabinets
Microplate washers
Platelet mixers
Coagulation analyzers
Bench refractometers or polarimeters
Pipetter inserts or accessories
Liquid scintillation counters
Hematology analyzers
Tissue culture coated plates or dishes or inserts
Immunology or serology test kits or supplies
Tube rotators
Manual single channel air displacement pipetters
Spectrometers
Spectrophotometers
Lancets
Multipurpose or general test tubes
Surgical sterile instrument brushes or instrument stylets or instrument wipes
Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers
Histology tissue cassettes
Tissue embedding stations
Tourniquets
Triple beam balances
Ultracentrifuges
Phlebotomy trays or accessories
Urinalysis analyzers
Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers
Laboratory vacuum pumps
Technology used
Word processing software
Spreadsheet software
Data base user interface and query software
Medical software
Electronic mail software
