Senior cytogenetic technologist vs medical laboratory scientist

Differences between senior cytogenetic technologist and medical laboratory scientist duties and responsibilities

Senior cytogenetic technologist example responsibilities.

• Accomplish at using/troubleshooting with programs such as ASI for image capture/analysis and karyotyping.
• Perform culture, harvest, slide preparations and all wet lab procedures for chromosomal procedures.
• Summarize and sign out results of patients chromosomal studies base on ISCN for directors approval.
• Complete stat and routine testing on a variety of specimens quickly and accurately while adhering to laboratory safety policies and regulations.
• Perform validations for all instrumentations to include esoteric testing such as EIA, RIA, and electrophoresis.
• Serve as a designate technical specialist with respect to protein electrophoresis, atomic absorption spectroscopy and ligand/endocrinology testing.

Medical laboratory scientist example responsibilities.

• Attain extensive phlebotomy experience with a challenging pediatric patient population.
• Perform complex laboratory diagnostic tests as medical laboratory scientist in hematology, clinical chemistry, microbiology, urinalysis and blood bank.
• Evaluate quality control within the laboratory using standard laboratory test and measurement controls while maintaining compliance with CLIA and OSHA.
• Execute and analyze test in areas including, hematology, urinalysis, serology, bacteriology, chemistry and transfusion services.
• Assist in Cerner LIS system implementation and resource as super user.
• Experience in immunology, infectious disease testing, and therapeutic drug monitoring.
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