Chief medical technologist vs laboratory specialist

Differences between chief medical technologist and laboratory specialist duties and responsibilities

Chief medical technologist example responsibilities.

• Supervise and analyze medical necessity review of manage care appeals.
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• Perform phlebotomy, blood chemistry, hematology, serological tests, blood morphology, gram's stain and acid fast stain.2.
• Implement a microbiology department in the laboratory.
• Perform accurate laboratory testing in chemistry and hematology.
• Follow up as needed with medical facilities/personnel regarding patient information such as treatment plans, medications, rehabilitation, etc.
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Laboratory specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage patient, and corporate information with compassion and confidentiality.
• Process specimens in the areas of chemistry, toxicology, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, serology, and microbiology.
• Perform general routine clinical laboratory testing in the areas of clinical chemistry, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis and blood bank.
• Perform DNA and RNA isolation, standard and real time PCR, primer design, gene sequence analysis.
• Perform clinical laboratory procedures in hematology, clinical chemistry and urinalysis.
• Provide customer service to patients and clinicians while collecting specimens and providing patient education.
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