Chief medical technologist vs medical technologist-microbiology

Differences between chief medical technologist and medical technologist-microbiology duties and responsibilities

Chief medical technologist example responsibilities.

• Supervise and analyze medical necessity review of manage care appeals.
• CAP, FDA, JCAHO, CLIA, etc . )
• 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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Medical technologist-microbiology example responsibilities.

• Assist in managing office functions through strong knowledge of PACS, Fuji CR, and EMR systems.
• Ensure work meet applicable standards including GLP and/or USP and AAMI.
• Work in serology and immunology doing rapid tests such as HIV, RPR and HBsAg.
• Follow CLIA, HIPPA, OSHA, and safety protocols as described in their respective guidelines.
• Learned, experience, and specialize in all the routine benches of a large clinical microbiology and immunology laboratory.
• Prepare patient samples for lab analysis normally through dilution, centrifugation and inoculation per orders.
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