Hematology technician vs laboratory assistant

Differences between hematology technician and laboratory assistant duties and responsibilities

Hematology technician example responsibilities.

• Accomplish constant multitasking between phlebotomy, reception and lab on a daily basis while providing outstanding customer communication skills.
• Create and record QC's, levy-Jennings, and validation charts/reports.
• Conduct DNA, RNA, and protein extraction and quantification using spectrophotometer and gel electrophoresis.
• Receive specimens daily and measure volume, place specimens in Centra fuse to spin and find buffy coats.
• Perform quality assurance including testing ISO standards on all equipment and ensuring that all export equipment meet aesthetic standards.
• Rotate through routine hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, body fluids, differentials, bone marrows and patient/specimen log in.
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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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