Cytology laboratory technician vs laboratory assistant

Differences between cytology laboratory technician and 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 . )

Laboratory assistant example responsibilities.

• Comfort frighten patients and maintain an exceptionally bright professional demeanor to accomplish a procedure that makes most people very uncomfortable.
• Maintain and QC check laboratory equipment.
• Preform laboratory duties using microscopes, centrifuges and a host of other laboratory equipment.
• Provide excellent customer service to patients while accurately updating patient demographics, insurance and billing information in LabCorp LCM program.
• Provide continuing education in the form of periodic in-services relating the phlebotomy procedures, tests and proper specimen collection requirements.
• Process eyewear to meet national ANSII and OSHA standards.
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