Cytology laboratory technician vs clinical laboratory assistant

Differences between cytology laboratory technician and clinical laboratory assistant duties and responsibilities

Cytology laboratory technician example responsibilities.

• Lead aerobic, anaerobic and UV light testing, chemical residue testing and centrifuge to separate chemicals from water.
• Maintain and operate laboratory equipment and commendably troubleshoot and resolve an assortment of laboratory testing analyzers and perform diverse chemical tests.
• Read experimental protocols and perform experiments following directions (including tissue collection, molecular biology, gel electrophoresis, etc . )

Clinical laboratory assistant example responsibilities.

• Achieve PHLEBOTOMY duties utilizing proper infection control techniques and perform a variety of laboratory tests.
• Process specimen, recollect and deliver to chemistry, microbiology, molecular or hematology departments for testing.
• Receive specimens for microbiology, histology, cytology, anatomic pathology and hematology tests/procedures, checks for proper identification and requisition.
• Operate EKG and other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests.
• Transfer of samples from racks to centrifuges and decant station.
• Administer EKG's, clean wounds, draw labs, and apply dressings.
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