Medical technologist-microbiology vs laboratory specialist

Differences between medical technologist-microbiology and laboratory specialist duties and responsibilities

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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Laboratory specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage patient, and corporate information with compassion and confidentiality.
• Process specimens in the areas of chemistry, toxicology, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, serology, and microbiology.
• Perform general routine clinical laboratory testing in the areas of clinical chemistry, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis and blood bank.
• Perform DNA and RNA isolation, standard and real time PCR, primer design, gene sequence analysis.
• Perform clinical laboratory procedures in hematology, clinical chemistry and urinalysis.
• Provide customer service to patients and clinicians while collecting specimens and providing patient education.
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