Medical imaging technician vs laboratory assistant

Differences between medical imaging technician and laboratory assistant duties and responsibilities

Medical imaging technician example responsibilities.

• Perform all aspects of lab work done by a small rural hospital including EKG's and ER call.
• Participate in surgery setup and injury care by presiding physician on daily basis.
• Advocate and represent patients, effectively resolving issues to ensure quality care and excellent patient relations.
• Handle and direct incoming correspondence, ensure timely attention to sensitive matters, schedule orders receive and direct patients.
• Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
• Perform patient evaluation and procedures utilizing Phillips and OEC fluoroscopy instruments.

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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