Senior medical laboratory technician vs accessioner

Differences between senior medical laboratory technician and accessioner duties and responsibilities

Senior medical laboratory technician example responsibilities.

• Manage stat and routine testing, ensuring sample integrity and interpretation data; notify physician of critical results.
• Perform clinical laboratory tests pertinent to hematology, chemistry, urinalysis, serology, microbiology, immunology and blood bank.
• Maintain and calibrate chemistry and hematology instrumentation and ensure that all documentation are complete.
• Assist the supervisor with quality control issues such as troubleshooting and repair of chemistry and hematology instrumentation.
• Lead technologist and lab resource, specialize in execution and analysis of chemistry and immunology testing using various methodologies.
• Involve the design of the lab information management system (LIMS) to allow for ease of use for laboratory staff.
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Accessioner example responsibilities.

• Achieve PHLEBOTOMY duties utilizing proper infection control techniques and perform a variety of laboratory tests.
• Manage microbiology processing, customer care accounts, frozen splits, send outs and cytology processing.
• Detail data entry base on patients requisitions and assist with various administrative functions.
• Prepare specimens for FedEx shipments.
• Follow company policies and procedures, including OSHA guidelines.
• Create doctors schedules daily through EMR and Microsoft applications.
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