Occupation information for Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians District Of Columbia

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Typical education needed for entry: Bachelor's degree

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: No on-the-job training

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• Conduct blood tests for transfusion purposes and perform blood counts.
• Conduct chemical analyses of body fluids, such as blood or urine, using microscope or automatic analyzer to detect abnormalities or diseases and enter findings into computer.
• Analyze the results of tests or experiments to ensure conformity to specifications, using special mechanical or electrical devices.
• Inoculate fertilized eggs, broths, or other bacteriological media with organisms.
• Set up, maintain, calibrate, clean, and test sterility of medical laboratory equipment.
• Obtain specimens, cultivating, isolating, and identifying microorganisms for analysis.
• Prepare standard volumetric solutions or reagents to be combined with samples, following standardized formulas or experimental procedures.
• Examine cells stained with dye to locate abnormalities.
• Consult with a pathologist to determine a final diagnosis when abnormal cells are found.
• Cut, stain, and mount tissue samples for examination by pathologists.

Tools:

• Anaerobic jars or accessories
• Capillary or hematocrit tubes
• Chemistry analyzers
• Coagulation analyzers
• Hematology analyzers

Technology:

• Data base user interface and query software
• Electronic mail software
• Medical software
• Spreadsheet software
• Word processing software

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