Senior medical laboratory technician vs microbiology laboratory assistant

Differences between senior medical laboratory technician and microbiology 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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Microbiology laboratory assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage patient, and corporate information with compassion and confidentiality.
• Conduct HPLC, PCR, and DNA sample preparations for ongoing microbiological study.
• Include handling specimens from patients, including tissue, blood, urine, body fluids, stool, and wounds.
• Stock powdered reagents and perform QC's on all new biochemicals.
• Assist in a lab that manipulates DNA by regulating gene expression.
• Set up and break down lab for aquatic chemistry and microbiology classes.
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