Senior medical laboratory technician vs clinical laboratory assistant

Differences between senior medical laboratory technician and clinical laboratory assistant 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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Clinical laboratory assistant example responsibilities.

• Achieve PHLEBOTOMY duties utilizing proper infection control techniques and perform a variety of laboratory tests.
• Process specimen, recollect and deliver to chemistry, microbiology, molecular or hematology departments for testing.
• Receive specimens for microbiology, histology, cytology, anatomic pathology and hematology tests/procedures, checks for proper identification and requisition.
• Operate EKG and other equipment to administer routine diagnostic tests.
• Transfer of samples from racks to centrifuges and decant station.
• Administer EKG's, clean wounds, draw labs, and apply dressings.
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